Why failing hearts love hard workouts
Even diseased hearts can benefit from high-intensity training Credit: Photo: NTNU “Our research on rats with heart failure shows that exercise reduces the severity of...
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Getting the right grip: Designing soft and sensitive robotic fingers
Scientists make a big leap in development of soft robotic grippers by integrating sensing mechanisms into 3D printable fingersCredit: Ritsumeikan University Although robotics has reshaped...
NUS researchers finds best combination of available therapies against COVID-19
Combination was uncovered from examining 12 potential drug candidates with over 530,0000 possible drug combinations within two weeksCredit: National University of Singapore A team of...
“Electronic amoeba” finds approximate solution to traveling salesman problem in linear time
Credit: Masashi Aono Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan have, inspired by the efficient foraging behavior of a single-celled amoeba, developed an...
Melatonin: finally, a supplement that actually boosts memory
Credit: Department of Biology,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in Japan show that melatonin and its metabolites promote the formation of long-term...
New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Using optical biosensor technology, the test provides quantitative measurements of antibodies in blood plasma in less than 20 minutesCredit: Carolyn Lagattuta Researchers at UC Santa...
Gamers pave the way for million dollar grant for telescope ‘brain’ upgrade
A new $1 million Federal Government grant to Curtin University will enable a major upgrade to the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), giving the giant radio...
Rapid lateral flow immunoassay developed for fluorescence detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Credit: SIBET The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate nucleic acid detection at the point of care. To meet this need,...
Professor Andrés Lasagni of the TU Dresden elected member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences
Credit: Tobias Ritz Photography The Argentinean-born scientist has set himself ambitious goals in the spirit of the academy's mission to promote science and encourage interdisciplinary...
Energy-efficient magnetic RAM: A new building block for spintronic technologies
Credit: POSTECH & SNU Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Seoul National University in South Korea have demonstrated a new way...
Tiny bubbles on electrodes key to speeding up chemical processes
Credit: na New Curtin University-led research has shown the formation of bubbles on electrodes, usually thought to be a hindrance, can be beneficial, with deliberately...
$6.3 million will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards
Incurable fungus, root rot and salinity threaten fruit productionCredit: UCR New grants totaling $6.3 million will help UC Riverside solve problems facing American avocado orchards,...
Making cheaper, biocompatible E-skin electrodes
A polymer electrode gets an electrical boost for use in E-skin devices.Credit: dgist Scientists around the world are working to develop electronic skins that attach...
FAU receives Florida department of health grant to study health effects of harmful algal blooms
Study will provide preliminary exploration of possible increased susceptibility in those infected with COVID-19 Credit: Florida Atlantic University Florida has experienced numerous harmful algal blooms...
New and unexplored dimension in the study of protein-protein interactions
Credit: Mary Zhu Many proteins are required to maintain the structure, and to preserve the genetic integrity, of DNA. Sliding clamps are proteins that increase...
