Flexible solar cells: Will they someday power your devices?
Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and...
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Vermont start-up’s small packets a big deal for energy industry
Credit: Brian Jenkins It's been a whirlwind few months for Packetized Energy, the energy sector start-up spun off from a large Department of Energy project...
Lab-grown neurons improve breathing in rodents after spinal cord injury
Credit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function in rodents with spinal cord...
Want to optimize your caffeine level? Army researchers created an app for that
Credit: Lt. Col. John Hall/Army It's 9 a.m. and you're facing a dilemma: should I have a second cup of coffee? Caffeine spurs the central...
A laser that smells like a hound
Credit: Credit: Sarah Scholten University of Adelaide researchers have created a laser that can "smell" different gases within a sample. Applications for the new device...
Aircraft microbiome much like that of homes and offices, study finds
Credit: Georgia Tech What does flying in a commercial airliner have in common with working at the office or relaxing at home? According to a...
Prolonged stress can impact quality of sperm, according to Ben-Gurion U. researchers
NEW YORK...June 6, 2018 - Prolonged stress, such as that experienced during military conflict, can have an adverse impact on sperm quality, according to a...
Is a stress shot on the horizon?
Credit: CU Boulder Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain, making it more resilient to the physical and behavioral effects...
New research identifies how blind cavefish lose their eyes
Credit: NIH Blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) lose critical eye tissues within a few days after their eyes begin to develop. According to a new study,...
Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice
Hearing a recording of their mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to preliminary data from...
Collaborative team first to identify the perinexus in the human heart
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute A collaborative research team is on a quest to collapse a tiny pocket between cardiac cells that can cause...
Lab-grown neurons improve breathing in mice after spinal cord injury
Credit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function in rodents with spinal cord...
Poor sleep linked to lower cognitive functioning in people with diabetes and prediabetes
A study published in the journal Acta Diabetologica reports that people with diabetes and prediabetes who have lower sleep efficiency - a measure of how...
Impact of fishing gear entanglement deduced from whale hormone levels
A novel hormone analysis provides a viable way of measuring the duration and effects of fishing gear entanglement on endangered North Atlantic right whales. This...
Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery
Credit: Zhang lab/vecteezy.com Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help improve delivery...
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