Finland takes action to enhance protein self-sufficiency
Finland is in an excellent position to enhance its protein self-sufficiency while building a sustainable, carbon-neutral food chain. A new report by VTT and VYR...
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Efficient triplet pair separation in dibenzopentalene derivatives
Credit: ©Science China Press Singlet exciton fission (SF) was considered as an attractive avenue to boost the solar cell efficiencies beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. In...
Researchers identified novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Image: Guillaume Jacquemet. Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. So far, SORLA has been...
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a study of more than 3,000...
Irina Borodina wins 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators
Group leader at DTU Biosustain and co-founder of BioPhero, Irina Borodina, was awarded the prestigious 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators at an official ceremony...
Scientists found a way to increase the capacity of energy sources for portable electronics
Scientists from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proposed a new approach to replacing carbon atoms with...
Immune discovery set to boost cancer therapies, study suggests
Cancer therapies that use immune cells to trigger the body to attack tumours could be improved by a molecule that boosts their function. Studies with...
New evidence: It’s not necessary to fast before complete cholesterol test
Study compares nonfasting lipid levels and fasting lipid levels in the same individuals, finding similar association with cardiovascular events even among those on statins A...
3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones
Professor Dong-Woo Cho and his research team replicated human corneal structure and fabricated a transparent cornea with the lattice patternCredit: POSTECH When a person has...
Electric-field-controlled superconductor-ferromagnetic insulator transition
Credit: ©Science China Press High-temperature (Tc) superconductivity typically develops from antiferromagnetic insulators, and superconductivity and ferromagnetism are always mutually exclusive. Recently, Xianhui Chen's group at...
Inhibitory neurons have two types of impact on brain oscillations
A certain type of neuron, called inhibitory neurons, can have two types of overall effect on oscillations in the brain Studying the brain involves measuring...
Lithuanian scientists created bioplastic for food packaging which degrades in a couple of years
Credit: KTU / Juste Suminaite Group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). Lithuania have created biodegradable plastic, which decays in a compost bin...
Lessons from Pohang: Solving geothermal energy’s earthquake problem
A Stanford geophysicist discusses flaws in some of the most common ways to minimize the risk of earthquakes when harnessing Earth's heat for energy On...
Pollen allergies occur more frequently in anxiety sufferers
Interplay between psychological factors and allergies in the research spotlight The team interviewed over 1,700 people from the Augsburg area of Germany about their allergies....
Diagnosis of coronary artery disease improved by deep learning analysis of SPECT MPI
Credit: Credit: Betancur J, Hu L-H, Commandeur F, et al. A multicenter international study has demonstrated for the first time that diagnosis of obstructive coronary...
