New plant species from Amazonia region named after Dresden botanist
Credit: Sébastien Sant The Chair of Botany at TU Dresden has intensively studied the plant family of pipevines (Aristolochiaceae) for over 20 years. The Dresden...
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Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices
Columbia team discovers 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit with enormous on/off ratio due to quantum interference; finding could enable faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient devicesCredit: Julia Greenwald...
New study findings: militarizing local police does not reduce crime
Credit: Anna Gunderson, LSU New research shows that the militarization of local law enforcement through weapons, armored vehicles, combat attire, office equipment and other items...
Hibiscus reduces the toxicity of ammonia for rainbow trout, say RUDN University biologists
Credit: RUDN University A team of biologists from RUDN University developed a hibiscus-based dietary supplement for trout that makes the fish less sensitive to ammonia...
This flexible and rechargeable battery is 10 times more powerful than state of the art
Credit: University of California San Diego A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a five to 10 times greater...
‘Big data’ enables first census of desert shrub
Credit: Michael Young The creosote is the king of the desert. This scraggly shrub dominates the landscape of the American southwest, creating mini-oases from the...
Urban heat and mortality: who are the most vulnerable?
Credit: Ellena et al. Environmental Health (2020) 19:116 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00667-x Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in summer temperatures throughout Europe, especially...
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing...
Rise of the underdog: a neglected mechanism in antiferromagnets may be key to spintronics
Credit: Tokyo Tech Enormous efforts are being made worldwide in a technological field that could far surpass the capabilities of conventional electronics: spintronics. Instead of...
New research questions myth of the elderly widower: of course grandpa cook
The assumption that an elderly widower can hardly boil an egg simply doesn’t stand according to a recent University of Copenhagen study. The study reports...
Study details how aerobic exercise reverses degenerative process that leads to metabolic diseases
Experiments with mice and humans showed that exercise training increased the expression in adipose tissue of a key enzyme for the organism’s metabolic health, combating...
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HZDR team develops component for neuromorphic computerCredit: HZDR/Sahneweiß/H. Schultheiß Neural networks are some of the most important tools in artificial intelligence (AI): they mimic the...
How to use antibodies to control chemical reactions
Researchers developed a strategy to synthesize functional molecules with specific diagnostic antibodiesCredit: Illustration by Oscar Melendre Hoyos Antibodies are remarkable biomarkers: they are the cues...
Caregiver burden in dementia during the COVID19 crisis
The COVID19 crisis increases caregiver burden due to memory deficits, neuropsychiatric symptoms and functional impairments Credit: Universities of Athens and Patras Athens and Patras, December...
RUDN University biologist: Fern leaves improve immunity and support growth in carps
Credit: RUDN University According to a biologist from RUDN University, fern leaves powder has a positive effect on the immune system, antimicrobial activity, and growth...
