2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant
In extreme heat or in the vacuum of space: a novel nanomaterial delivers top performance in extreme situations, as demonstrated by TU Wien (Vienna) with...
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Reliably detecting cocoa off-flavors
Relevant not only for chocolate fansCredit: Martin Steinhaus Musty, moldy, smoky or horse dung-like smelling cocoa is not suitable for chocolate production. As part of...
The British variant is 45% more contagious than the original virus
Study at Tel Aviv University based on data from 300,000 tests for COVID-19Credit: Tel Aviv University A new study at Tel Aviv University found that...
Cool and COVID-safe: How radiant cooling could keep our cities comfortable and healthy
Combination of special cooling panels and natural ventilation can minimize disease transmission while saving energyCredit: Credit: Lea Ruefenacht A novel system of chilled panels that...
6G technology: Domestic trio working on tomorrow’s mobile communications
Credit: © 2021 REINDEER - Technikon In Europe, all eyes are currently on the 5G roll-out - yet a European consortium consisting of leading companies...
The perfect fit: A ‘shoe-in’ for a great start to school
Credit: UniSA As the back-to-school rush begins, podiatry experts at the University of South Australia are encouraging parents to get their children's school shoes professionally...
Brain-on-a-chip would need little training
Credit: © 2021 KAUST A biomimicking "spiking" neural network on a microchip has enabled KAUST researchers to lay the foundation for developing more efficient hardware-based...
Asymmetric synthesis of aziridine with a new catalyst can help develop novel medicines
Scientists demonstrate aziridine preparation with high enantiopurity using oxazolones in presence of newly developed catalystsCredit: Image courtesy: Shuichi Nakamura from NITech Unless you've studied chemistry...
City, University of London joins forces with Engineers Without Borders UK
The strategic university partnership is aimed at embedding global and social responsibility into education and student experience.Credit: EWB UK City, University of London has joined...
Growth in home health care failing to keep up with surging demand, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Recent growth in the number of healthcare workers providing home care for Medicare patients is "small and inadequate" compared...
Atomic-level insights gained for a key lipid-binding protein implicated in cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 20, 2021 Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified, at an atomic level, how a part...
Clinical trial assesses stem cells’ ability to prevent major cause of preemie deaths
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A phase 2 clinical trial whose results were released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine might point to a...
Predicting the onset of diseases
Scientists have created a statistical model that helps them predict when diseases like high blood pressure, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes will occur.Credit: IST...
Can extreme melt destabilize ice sheets?
Credit: Farrin Abbott Nearly a decade ago, global news outlets reported vast ice melt in the Arctic as sapphire lakes glimmered across the previously frozen...
Designing healthy diets – with computer analysis
Credit: Creative Commons A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to...
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