Announcing the launch of Global Africa, a new African academic journal
Credit: © IRD - Rafaël Almar With Global Africa, the UGB's LASPAD (Laboratoire d'analyse des sociétés et pouvoirs / Afrique - Diasporas) aims to report...
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Scientists developed a safe and cheap technology of disinfection of the packed eggs
It allows to kill bacteria and to raise healthy chickens with less dose of antibioticsCredit: UrFU / Ilya Safarov. Russian researchers have developed an inexpensive,...
Evidence for PeVatrons, the Milky Way’s most powerful particle accelerators
Credit: Image by Institute of High Energy Physics The Tibet ASγ experiment, a China-Japan joint research project on cosmic-ray observation, has discovered ultra-high-energy diffuse gamma...
USC Stem Cell study identifies molecular ‘switch’ that turns precursors into kidney cells
Credit: Christina Gandolfo Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the...
Evidence of Antarctic glacier’s tipping point confirmed for first time
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat...
Diversity can prevent failures in large power grids
Integrated power grids offer benefits, but also pose challenges best addressed by leveraging differencesCredit: Matthew Henry The recent power outages in Texas brought attention to...
How Fortnite and Zelda can up your surgical game (no joke!)
Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check. Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical studentsCredit: University of Ottawa Video games...
Signal detection theory can be used to objectively measure cognitive fatigue
Kessler Foundation research team finds that cognitive fatigue covaries with signal detection theory metrics, providing researchers with new investigative toolsCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover,...
Bringing gene editing into high schools
Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science courseCredit: ChristianaCare St. Georges Technical High School in southern New Castle County, Delaware is the first high school...
A robot that senses hidden objects
System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they're hidden from viewCredit: Image courtesy of Fadel Adib, Tara Boroushaki, Alberto Rodriguez In recent...
Dynamic model of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reveals potential new vaccine targets
New model captures glycan molecules whose motions shield much of the spike from immune defensesCredit: Mateusz Sikora, Sören von Bülow, Florian E. C. Blanc, Michael...
Whisker simulation gives insight into mammals’ sense of touch
New model provides clues into how whisker bending translates to sensory touch signalsCredit: Northwestern University/Nadina Zweifel We know your cat's whiskers are handsome -- but...
A new state of light
Physicists at the University of Bonn observe new phase in Bose-Einstein condensate of light particlesCredit: © Gregor Hübl/Uni Bonn A single "super photon" made up...
Polarized photovoltaic properties emerge
2D materials combine, becoming polarized and giving rise to photovoltaic effectCredit: ©2021 Ideue et al. For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to...
Different general anesthetics affect consciousness and memory in different ways
Among typical anesthetics, only isoflurane results in undisrupted memory formation in miceCredit: Simon Wiegert, CC-BY Memory loss is common after general anesthesia, particularly for events...
