Prediabetes subtypes identified
Credit: IDM All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which...
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Long live the efficient, pure-blue OLED
Novel approach shows promise for overcoming the bottleneck of blue emission in displays using organic light-emitting diodesCredit: Masaki Tanaka, Kyushu University Using a new combination...
Interactive game created by a Lithuanian team won World Summit Awards
An interactive educational game 'Flight Across the Atlantic' featuring the legendary flight of Lithuanian pilots was announced as one of the winners in the global...
Scrambled supersolids
Researchers discovered a soft form of a solidCredit: IQOQI Innsbruck/Harald Ritsch Last year, more than fifty years after initial theoretical proposals, researchers in Pisa, Stuttgart...
Convex to concave: More metasurface moiré results in wide-range lens
Credit: Kentaro Iwami/ TUAT The odd, wavy pattern that results from viewing certain phone or computer screens through polarized glasses has led researchers to take...
Pandas’ popularity not protecting neighbors
Credit: Fang Wang, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability Forgive Asiatic black bear if they're not impressed with their popular giant panda...
Novel film that that evaporates sweat six times faster and holds 15 times more moisture
Promising applications include underarm pads, insoles and shoe linings; Moisture harvested could power small wearable electronicsCredit: National University of Singapore A team of researchers from...
How to harness artificial intelligence to boost business and make our world more human
Welcome to the World of HyperautomationCredit: World Scientific Two centuries ago, the Industrial Revolution began to automate "blue-collar" work, allowing higher profits and wider societal...
Scientists discover how mother-of-pearl self-assembles into a perfect structure
Opposites attractCredit: © Igor Zlotnikov Mollusks build shells to protect their soft tissues from predators. Nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, has an...
Scientists reach limit of multi-parameter quantum measurement with zero trade-off
Credit: HOU Zhibo et al. Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How to achieve the ultimate precision...
Impact of COVID-19 on children with disabilities, caregivers and healthcare providers
Credit: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Amsterdam, NL, January 4, 2021 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities has not received...
New data-driven global climate model provides projections for urban environments
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cities only occupy about 3% of the Earth's total land surface, but they bear the burden of...
Neuroscientists seek Parkinson’s, addiction insights by tracking gene expression
Credit: Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute Two MIT neuroscientists have received grants from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to screen for genes that...
A high order for a low dimension
Novel crystal confines electrons to one dimension for spintronic applicationsCredit: © 2020 Kondo et al Spintronics refers to a suite of physical systems which may...
Parents’ finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes fall in the short term...
