Surf and Earth: How prawn shopping bags could save the planet
Credit: University of Nottingham Bioengineers at The University of Nottingham are trialling how to use shrimp shells to make biodegradable shopping bags as a 'green'...
NEWS INDEX
Neurons modulate the growth of blood vessels
Credit: Bild: le Noble/KIT A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) shake at the foundations of a dogma of cell biology. By...
Wearable sensor device helps visually impaired to sense their environment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a wearable assistive device for the visually impaired, which enables them to sense their environment and move...
Future now — applying lasers in 3-D printing and manufacturing
Credit: World Scientific, 2017 With the rapid advancement of technology in the manufacturing arena, 3D printing is fast becoming a norm. World Scientific's latest book...
2-D materials enhance a 3-D world
Credit: Christopher Petoukhoff In the past decade, two-dimensional, 2D, materials have captured the fascination of a steadily increasing number of scientists. These materials, whose defining...
Noninvasive screening method reveals important properties of pharmaceutical tablets
Information on significant properties of pharmaceutical tablets, such as their mechanical strength and dissolution, can now be obtained without resorting to the conventional, time-consuming and...
Retroviruses ‘almost half a billion years old’
Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford...
Gravitational biology
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Space travel in a reduced gravity environment can have lasting effects on the body. For example, researches clearly show that...
How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation
A simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells the robot the rules to...
Rise of personal technology in criminal proceedings poses risks to individuals’ rights
Personal technology such as fitness trackers and smartphones that record users' daily activities are likely to be used increasingly in criminal investigations, raising questions about...
Science DMZ is focus of latest library of network training videos aimed at global audience
Credit: NSRC For members of the established research and education (R&E) networking community, attending conferences or sitting in on workshop sessions is the normal way...
The problem and potential solution of combining drugs
Chemotherapy and anti-nausea pills; Advil and multivitamins; blood pressure medication and anti-depressants - drugs can be combined in endless ways. Add in treatments such as...
Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children
WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2017)--About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States reported consuming foods and beverages...
Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis
1. Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis in Danish study Screening was not associated with a reduction in advanced tumors Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10...
January/February 2017 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
In this issue, the National Commission on Prevention Priorities publishes a much anticipated update to its 2006 ranking of clinical preventive services. The report uses...
