Building cities with wood would store half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20...
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Beetle larvae think with a brain ‘under construction’
Researchers at the University of Göttingen compare the development of beetle brains with that of fliesCredit: M Farnworth In the human brain, hundreds of billions...
Urban mobility: Together or against each other
In the new 'Cape Reviso' project, researchers of KIT determine how cyclists and pedestrians feel when they meet in trafficCredit: Peter Zeile, KIT The urban...
The protein dress of a neuron
New method marks proteins and reveals the receptors in which neurons are dressedCredit: MPI of Neurobiology/ Kuhl Where in a nerve cell is a certain...
Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors
Researchers from Osaka University have developed an innovative camera system assisted by artificial intelligence to help observe previously unreported behaviors in wild animalsCredit: Osaka University...
Mathematical modeling of processes in neurons to assist the treatment of epilepsy and depression
Mathematical modeling of electro-mechanical processes in neurons to assist the treatment of epilepsy and chronic depression by focused ultrasoundCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University...
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal modelsCredit: Ian Haydon/ UW Medicine Institute for...
NUS researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor
This novel e-skin, called TRACE, performs five times better than conventional soft materials; Suitable for measuring blood flow for pulse diagnosis and helping robots to...
Molecular interactions regulating trans-synaptic signalling and synapse formation
DGIST scientists are learning more about the molecular processes involved in the formation of well-communicating nerve fibres.Credit: dgist Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of...
Monkey see others, monkey do: How the brain allows actions based on social cues
Researchers at NIPS in Japan show that information flow between two regions in the front of the brain makes it possible for monkeys to correctly...
The role of the Sun in the spread of viral respiratory diseases
Credit: Paolo Bonfini, University of Crete Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's temperate regions? According to an...
New research reports discovery of 5-million-year-old honey badger-like animal
New research reports on discovery of 5-million-year-old honey badger-like animal from West Coast of South AfricaCredit: Picture: Romala Govender Five million years ago, dangerous carnivores...
Robert Prud’homme to receive new Princeton University award to honor faculty innovators
Prud'homme led the invention of flash nanoprecipitation to encapsulate drugs in nanoparticles for targeted deliveryCredit: Photo by David Kelly Crow. Robert Prud'homme, professor of chemical...
Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer
Credit: CSHL, 2020 Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment. Many patients respond well to these treatments, sometimes...
Specially-adapted drones gather data from unexplored volcanoes to better forecast eruptions
New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptionsCredit: Matthew Wordell Specially-adapted drones developed by an international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes...
