New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transferCredit: Karim Khalil et al. Unlike water, liquid refrigerants and...
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New technique prepares 2D perovskite single crystals for highest photodetectivity
Credit: DICP A research group led by Prof. LIU Shengzhong from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and...
Machine learning predicts mechanical properties of porous materials
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Machine learning can be used to predict the properties of a group of materials which, according to some, could be as important...
Pelvic exercises may beat bedroom blues
Physiotherapists from James Cook University in Australia say simple pelvic floor exercises may be a cure for some common problems men experience in the bedroom....
Researchers identify faster, more effective drug combinations to treat tuberculosis
Credit: D.L. Clemens Tuberculosis is a potentially deadly though curable disease. Each year about 10 million people develop active cases, and 1.6 million people die....
For-profit dialysis provider charges private insurers 4 times more than government payers
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS Private insurers covering people receiving treatment for dialysis paid four times more than government insurance programs such as Medicare paid for...
Robot therapists need rules
Use of embodied AI in psychiatry poses ethical questions Interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) will become an increasingly common aspect of our lives. A team...
A recent study confirms the new trend in feminist reggaeton music
The study, led by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, analyzes the new trend in this genre, which has traditionally been considered sexistCredit: Tremenda...
NYU Tandon & Global Public Health researcher receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration
Grant funds technology-forward research using AI to improve vaccination rates in Pakistan Rumi Chunara, assistant professor of computer science and engineering and global public health...
Combination therapy advisable for bowel disorder IBS
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional...
Membrane madness: The ins and outs of moving materials through the cell
Credit: Sandra Gabelli The cell membrane is a fatty layer that forms a border between the inside of the cell, its various structures and the...
Ice-sheet variability during the last ice age from the perspective of marine sediment
Credit: Prof. Yusuke Yokoyama, the University of Tokyo By using marine sediment cores from Northwestern Australia, a Japanese team led by National Institute of Polar...
Austrian Herpetological Society’s journal Herpetozoa moves to Pensoft’s ARPHA platform
Newly published research articles demonstrate numerous innovative features to the benefit of readers, authors and all other usersCredit: ARPHA and Herpetozoa Published since 1988 by...
What artificial intelligence can teach us about proteins
Intelligent virtual companions like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have long become integrated into our everyday lives. And intelligent computational programs, so-called algorithms, have also...
Researchers block protein that plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease
In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led...
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