Children’s temperament traits affect their motor skills
Also age and participation in organised sports are associated with motor skillsCredit: University of Jyväskylä. A recent study among 3- to 7-year-old children showed that...
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System designed to improve database performance for health care, IoT
Credit: Purdue University/Somali Chaterji WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Sometimes it is best to work smarter and not harder. The same holds true when it comes...
The evolutionary puzzle of the mammalian ear
Credit: (©Anne Le Mai?tre) The vertebrate ear is a remarkable structure. Tightly encapsulated within the densest bone of the skeleton, it comprises the smallest elements...
New Materials Cloud Archive offers easier submission and record management for authors
Credit: @GiovanniPizzi The new platform, launched today, makes it easier for authors to manage their submissions and records. Personal accounts give authors an overview of...
Technology is studied that could save 12% of the energy used in pressurized irrigation
Credit: University of Córdoba Irrigation agriculture not only requires a large amount of water but it also uses a significant amount of energy, which in...
Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health, protect eyes, control video game
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03110 Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart...
Van der Waals junction spin valves without spacer layer
Credit: ©Science China Press The fundamental principle of a spin valve is that the resistance is dependent on the parallel or antiparallel configurations of the...
Study: Ultra-thin fibres designed to protect nerves after brain surgery
Credit: Johanna Zech Brain surgery poses a major threat to nerve cells. Even slight injuries can kill the sensitive cells. The drug nimodipine could help...
Scientists synthesize anti-inflammatory tick spit protein for first time
Evasins offer promising pathway for anti-inflammatory medicineCredit: University of Sydney Anti-inflammatory proteins in tick saliva have been synthetically produced for the first time, a promising...
Skoltech scientists get a sneak peek of a key process in battery ‘life’
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) visualized the formation of a solid electrolyte interphase on...
Nordic countries struggle with a severe drug overdose problem
The drugs causing deaths differ among the five countriesCredit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Despite the fact that the Nordic countries are often seen...
Airborne science discovers complex geomorphic controls on Bornean forests
Credit: Global Airborne Observatory, ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science. Tropical forests contain some of the most biodiverse and dynamic ecosystems in the...
Elucidation of nanostructures in practical heterogeneous catalysts
Credit: JAIST The nanostructure of the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalyst was clarified on the basis of cutting-edge analytical techniques. Scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science...
How preserve the properties of polyphenols and flavonoids in oncological treatments?
The research opens the door to developing more natural drugs that are less toxic for patients with cancer. The results of this study led by...
New protocol for organic synthesis using organoboron compounds and visible-light
Credit: Kanazawa University Alkyl radicals are carbon radicals of normal chain and branched chain alkanes, available as reaction intermediates even at late stages of synthesis....
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