Clearing an icy windshield is about to get easier, says UBC engineer
Researchers develop new class of anti-ice surfacesCredit: Sam Charles, UBC Okanagan Scraping an icy windshield can be a seasonal struggle for those that live in...
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Red-neck phalarope: a migratory divide towards the Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Sea
An exceptional strategy when winter comesCredit: Yann Kolbeinsson When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate to two different destinations -the...
Bentham’s latest eBook: Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research-Alzheimer Disorders — Vol. 8
This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, published on March 4, 2019 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Alzheimer Disorders will be of particular interest...
Improving the lifetime of bioelectrodes for solar energy conversion
The key to a long life for bioelectrodes lies in an oxygen-free environmentCredit: RUB, Marquard The use of proteins involved in the photosynthetic process enables...
Press invitation: Opening conference of LifeTime in Berlin
Under the title "Understanding Cells to Revolutionize Healthcare", researchers, political decision-makers, industry leaders and prominent figures of the scientific community will gather in Berlin to...
Bentham’s latest Book: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery — Vol. 4
This book is edited by: Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman and Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, published on: April 5, 2019 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery is an eBook...
Soon-to-be world most sensitive gamma ray observatory launches its first set of detectors
LHAASO is expected to decode cosmic-ray originsCredit: Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Science China's Large High Altitude Air Shower...
Global malaria spending $2 billion short of WHO target, stifling progress
New study reveals wide variation in spending across the 106 countries, based on whether countries are seeking to control the disease or eliminate it; development...
Coffee machine helped physicists to make ion traps more efficient
Credit: ITMO University Scientists from ITMO University have developed and applied a new method for analyzing the electromagnetic field inside ion traps. For the first...
Humanization of antibodies targeting human herpesvirus 6B
Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Professor Yasuko Mori (Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University) have succeeded in humanization...
Unlocking the secrets of heart cells
The scientists have the goal of understanding what causes the heart to become weak or sick. The project, which is coordinated at the Max Delbrück...
Insilico to present at the Pioneers ’19
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, April 26, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotech company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence,...
Ocean acidification ‘could have consequences for millions’
Credit: Ben Harvey Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for the millions of people globally whose lives depend on coastal protection, fisheries and aquaculture, a...
Study: Deep-ocean creatures living a ‘feast-or-famine’ existence because of energy fluxes
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists for the first time have tracked how much energy from plants and animals at the surface of the open ocean survives...
Changes from head injuries associated with increases in youth offending
Researchers have sought to identify the factors that promote or contribute to criminal persistence--that is, the likelihood that offenders will continue to offend. A new...
