Warwick scientists discover how cells respond to fasting
Credit: University of Warwick The UK has the highest level of obesity in Europe, in fact it's estimated half the population could be obese by...
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New molecules for innovative high-tech materials
German Research Foundation funds professor Peter Roesky's work on sandwich compounds within a Reinhart Koselleck projectCredit: Graphics: KIT Thanks to their special properties, rare earths...
Microbial cyborgs: Bacteria supplying power
KIT scientists develop programmable, biohybrid material system that uses bacteria for power generationCredit: Graphics: Niemeyer Lab, KIT Electronic devices are still made of lifeless materials....
Fighting hospital germs with UVC light-emitting diodes
Credit: FBH/P. Immerz A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light - without side effects....
Development of electrode material improving the efficiency of salinity gradient energy
Succeeded in developing synthesis technologies of electrode material to improve efficiency and economic feasibility of salinity gradient power generation using reverse electrodialysis.Credit: Korea Institute of...
Designing technologies that interpret your mood from your skin
Smart devices that measure electrical signals from your skin have the potential to tell you about your stress levels, help your sports performances and allow...
Lossless conduction at the edges
Credit: Department of Physics, University of Basel Topological insulators represent a key area of research because they could potentially be used as superconductors in the...
A return to the wild for better immune health
Credit: Jacob Mills A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within cities can improve soil microbiota...
Musical rhythm has very deep evolutionary roots and is present in some animals
According to a study of the biological foundations of music conducted in a mouse model by Alexandre Celma-Miralles, a researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark,...
Saturable plasmonic metasurfaces for laser mode locking
Credit: by Jiyong Wang, Aurelien Coillet, Olivier Demichel, Zhiqiang Wang, Davi Rego, Alexandre Bouhelier, Philippe Grelu and Benoit Cluzel Plasmonic metasurfaces are artificial 2D sheets...
New insights into vaping uptake among Māori and Pacific peoples
Credit: University of Otago Māori and Pasifika who have not been able to quit smoking may need more support to move from smoking to vaping,...
Why are we still failing to stop deforestation?
Credit: Data from the Global Forest Watch While national and international efforts to reverse the trend of deforestation have multiplied in recent years, there is...
NUS researchers develop a new library of atomically thin 2D materials
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a whole new library of atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) materials...
Breaking down stubborn cellulose in time lapse
Analyses of TU Graz prove the efficient operation of the cellulose degrading biological nanomachine cellulosome. This can provide new perspectives for applications in industrial biorefineries.Credit:...
A thin lensless camera free of noise
Credit: by Jiachen Wu, Hua Zhang, Wenhui Zhang, Guofan Jin, Liangcai Cao and George Barbastathis Lensless imaging technology introduces computing power into the conventional optical...
