Topological phase protection reams to sub-symmetry
An international team led by researchers at Nankai University in China and at University of Zagreb in Croatia, along with team at the Institut national...
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Birmingham spinout to develop 20-minute test following surge in sexually transmitted infections
University of Birmingham spinout Linear Diagnostics has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and Chlamydia in men who have...
Bath Professor given international award recognizing lifetime research achievements
Professor Laurence Hurst, Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, has been recognised for his world-leading research into genetics and...
DNAmFitAge: Biological age indicator incorporating physical fitness
“We expect DNAmFitAge will be a useful biomarker for quantifying fitness benefits at an epigenetic level and can be used to evaluate exercise-based interventions.”Credit: 2023...
Despite major progress nationally, two mercury emissions hotspots remain
Missing from partisan political debates over regulations affecting the energy sector is the stunning success of the federal government’s signature environmental laws. A prime example:...
Reproductive health counseling among women with congenital heart defects
A new study shows that among women with congenital heart defects (CHD), reproductive counseling, concerns, and experiences differ by disability status. The study, which focused...
New dinosaur species from Utah lived at a time of major transition
A new species of dinosaur from Utah sheds light on major North American ecological changes around 100 million years ago, according to a study published...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher receives $599,663 to enable surgical robots treat disease by focusing energy on tissues
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Loris Fichera has been awarded $599,663 by the National Science Foundation for a five-year project that will enable a new class of surgical robots...
New study describes unique jet structure of brightest gamma-ray burst ever
WASHINGTON (June 7, 2023) - When scientists detected the gamma-ray burst known as GRB 221009A on October 9, 2022, they dubbed it the BOAT, or...
Detection dog can sniff out highly-endangered great crested newts
A trained detection dog was highly accurate at finding great crested newts underground or at a distance, which might aid conservation efforts for this highly-endangered...
Paris will host the 25th International Conference of the Redox Medicine Society with 61 communications this June in Paris
The 25th International Conference on Redox Medicine 2023 which will be held in Paris on June 1-2 will welcome 61 communications (major, short and poster...
Calculation shows why heavy quarks get caught up in the flow
UPTON, NY—Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the field of nuclear physics—a calculation...
Chat-GPT designs tomato picking robot in collaboration with researchers
With their ability to process vast amounts of text data, and to use this information to answer prompts, neural networks known as large language models...
Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Curly hair does more than simply look good — it may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according...
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute receives $78.4 million NIH grant
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has received a $78.4 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH, the fourth consecutive grant since...
