No need to dig too deep to find gold!
A UNIGE researcher has discovered the particularities of porphyry copper and gold deposits, providing mining companies with a new tool to maximise the extraction of...
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Many older people’s glasses of wrong power
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Overall, Swedish 70-year-olds' eyesight is good, but many could see even better. Six in ten can improve their vision by...
Room-temperature multiferroicity in 2D ultrathin-layers and diversified magnetoelectric couplings
Credit: ©Science China Press The recent progress on two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferroelectrics may revolutionize the applications of ferroelectric (FE) materials in nanoelectronics. Their...
Conversational difficulties with father affect adolescent health
Conversational difficulties with father after a divorce affects the children's health negativelyCredit: UiB "This demonstrates that contact with both parents after a divorce is important,"...
Scientists seek urgent action on impacts of climate change on reptiles and amphibians
Credit: University of Otago World leaders in reptile and amphibian research say there is an urgent international need to acknowledge the evidence for global climate...
New technology for pre-replenishing lithium for lithium ion supercapacitors
Credit: ©Science China Press Lithium nitride is a well-known positive pre-lithiation additive that can be used to compensate for the irreversible lithium loss that occurs...
Professor exploring greener chemical manufacturing wins NSF award for young researchers
Miguel Modestino's National Science Foundation CAREER Award will advance research that could affect a third of all chemical productionCredit: The NYU Tandon School of Engineering...
Clothes last longer and shed fewer microfibers in quicker, cooler washing cycles
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washesCredit: University of Leeds/P&G Those nice new clothes you got for Christmas...
Michael J. Bamshad, MD, named inaugural Editor-in-Chief of HGG Advances
New open access journal to launch in 2020Credit: Courtesy Dr. Bamshad Rockville, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today that Michael...
Plant genomes reveal the basis for adaptation to contrasting climates
Credit: Niels Sandal, Aarhus University It is an open question how we can ensure that our crop plants remain productive in a changing climate. Plants...
Watching complex molecules at work
Novel spectrometer at the IRIS beamline of the BESSY II synchrotron source at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) allows analysis of very fast and irreversible reactions...
‘Swiss cheese’ bones could be cause of unexplained low back pain
Age-related changes to the cartilaginous tissue of the spine could invite painful nerve growth, say researchersCredit: Xu Xao In experiments with genetically engineered and old...
Broad support needed to maximize impact of cars designed for kids with mobility issues
Credit: Courtesy Sam Logan CORVALLIS, Ore. - For the first month and a half after receiving a modified toy car designed for children with disabilities,...
Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients
An international team of researchers led by Osaka University find that prehospital administration of epinephrine could result in a more favorable outcome for pediatric patients...
Anson Ong elected Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Credit: Courtesy of UTSA January 14, 2020 - Anson Ong, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Administration and Graduate Programs at the UTSA College of Engineering, has...
