Juno spacecraft measures oxygen production on Jupiter’s moon, Europa
SAN ANTONIO — March 5, 2024—NASA’s Juno spacecraft has directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen molecules from the atmosphere of one of Jupiter’s largest moons,...
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ECNU Review of Education: Exploring the landscape of shadow education
The diverse forms of private tutoring range from one-to-one sessions to large lecture halls with video screens. In countries where academic achievement is seen as...
Wild bees develop tolerance to veterinary drugs
Stingless bees in the Colombian Andes are adapting to a derivative of the ubiquitous insecticide ivermectin, which the bees ingest along with pollen from pasture...
Major neurotech hub in Milan announced
The IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University announced the launch of a long-term partnership with the recently established Nicolelis Institute for...
Proposals for cell donation procedures to create brain organoids
With advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is particularly true for human brain organoids, which are...
Turning skin cells into limb cells sets the stage for regenerative therapy
Fukuoka, Japan – In a collaborative study, researchers from Kyushu University and Harvard Medical School have identified proteins that can turn or “reprogram” fibroblasts — the most...
Protecting joints from bacteria with mussels
Degenerative arthritis is no longer exclusive to the elderly population. According to the National Health Insurance Service report covering the years from 2012 to 2022,...
Researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss
PORTLAND, Ore. – Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the...
Proceed with caution – the meteoric rise of zero-alcohol drinks
New research from Flinders University has revealed that parents are feeling conflicted, confused and concerned when it comes to zero-alcohol beer, wine and spirts and...
Scientists advancing new methods to produce hydrogen from rocks producing hydrogen from rocks gains steam as scientists advance new methods
In a project that could be a game changer for the energy transition, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are exploring a suite...
University of Houston engineer Metin Akay featured in study highlighting 50 scientists’ contributions to biomedical engineering advancements
Metin Akay, founding chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Houston and John S. Dunn Professor, is one of 50 top scientists...
Balancing building temperatures sustainably: The Zero-Energy Switchable Radiative Cooler
Heating and cooling buildings currently accounts for a significant portion of global energy consumption, posing a challenge for reducing reliance on fossil fuels. By using...
Multiparticle nanostructures for building better quantum technologies
In a recent publication in Nature Physics, the LSU Quantum Photonics Group offers fresh insights into the fundamental traits of surface plasmons, challenging the existing understanding. Based on...
WVU research shows government regulation of jobs hinders workers and consumers
Audiologists, auctioneers and crane operators have one thing in common: they can’t legally do their jobs without licenses that create professional obstacles and hike prices,...
Modeling the origins of life: New evidence for an “RNA World”
LA JOLLA (March 4, 2024)—Charles Darwin described evolution as "descent with modification." Genetic information in the form of DNA sequences is copied and passed down...
