New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in the important, emerging field of spintronics - which could lead to a new high...
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Solar assisted heating networks reduce environmental impact and energy consumption
These installations centralize large scale heating and the production of hot water. One study led by researchers from the URV has created a diagnostic tool...
Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls
Rutgers study could lead to better disinfection methods and understanding of coronavirus and other risksCredit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers...
Epigenetics: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, Director of the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells at Helmholtz Zentrum München and her colleague Dr. Adam...
Injections are two-and-a-half times safer when nurses use revamped guidelines
Credit: Gustavo Fring The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is changing the way it writes its guidelines for giving injections in hospitals, following groundbreaking research...
Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19
Credit: Susan Daniel/Cornell University Researchers have developed a human cell 'membrane on a chip' that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact...
Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling, according to a...
The latest findings on the MOSAiC floe
Scientific study describes the nursery of sea ice and provides the basis for future assessments of research dataCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Markus Rex, CC-BY 4.0...
Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children
Credit: Purdue University image/Richard Kuhn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated human...
New guidelines for children and adolescents with T2D
Credit: University of Adelaide A team of paediatric specialists, including an expert from the University of Adelaide, has produced new guidelines regarding assessment and management...
‘Fang’tastic: researchers report amphibians with snake-like dental glands
Utah State University and Butantan Institute scientists publish evolutionary findings in 'iScience.'Credit: Butantan Institute, Brazil LOGAN, UTAH, USA - Utah State University biologist Edmund 'Butch'...
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Credit: Carlos Jared Caecilians are limbless amphibians that, to the untrained eye, can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS A new approach...
More ecosystem engineers create stability, preventing extinctions
Credit: Justin Yeakel When we think of engineering in nature, we tend to think of beavers -- the tree-felling, dam-building rodents whose machinations can shape...
Novel biomarker discovery could lead to early diagnosis for deadly preeclampsia
The discovery of two new biomarkers has the potential to predict key underlying causes of preeclampsia and could lead to the early diagnosisCredit: Oxford Press...