‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries developed
New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University...
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Promoting parasites
Credit: Image by Masato Nitta, Hiroshima University. Hiroshima University scientists have identified a new species of parasite infecting an invasive freshwater fish on the subtropical...
Regenerative grazing improves soil health and plant biodiversity
Credit: Neiker-Tecnalia Regenerative practices improve soil quality and pasture diversity, as the European LIFE Regen Farming project, due to end this year, has been able...
FOOD Professor Rasmus Bro receives the first Nils Foss Excellence Prize
Professor Ramus Bro is delighted with the prize, which has been referred to as the Nobel Prize of food science. "It is overwhelming as it...
MNI researchers receive funding to study ARSACS
Credit: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Two researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) of McGill University have received funding to study a...
Community health-care professionals lack knowledge on severe allergic reactions in children
School first aiders, community pharmacists and GP practice nurses overestimate the risk of fatal reaction for children with food allergy, suggests a new study, yet...
New study shows marijuana users have low blood flow to the brain
Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease COSTA MESA, CA.,: As the U.S. races to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use, a new, large scale brain...
Genes, early environment sculpt the gut microbiome
Credit: Photo courtesy of PNNL Genetics and birthplace have a big effect on the make-up of the microbial community in the gut, according to research...
Australian solar tech to help China reach clean energy targets
Credit: CSIRO Australia's solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China.In continued emphasis on mitigation and adaptation, CSIRO..
DFG to fund 20 new research training groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 20 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career researchers in Germany. They include...
Announcement of joint study to design nanoporous materials to carry small molecules
Credit: Ryotaro MATSUDA Nagoya, Japan - Prof. Ryotaro Matsuda, the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University, and Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, the Department of Synthetic...
Squeezing light into new miniature devices
Loading video... Credit: IBS Do you think your computer is fast enough? Think again. The computers of the future could work almost at the speed...
No association between mother flu in pregnancy and increased child autism risk
A study of more than 196,000 children found no association between a mother having an influenza infection anytime during pregnancy and an increased risk of...
Imaging study examines brains of current, former NFL players
The resident immune cells of the central nervous system called microglia are thought to play a role in the brain's response to injury and other...
Bekzod Khakimov received the first Nils Foss Talent Prize
Credit: Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Bekzod Khakimov is one of the most promising young researchers that the Department of Food Science (FOOD)...
