Microbes measure ecological restoration success
Credit: Martin Breed, University of Adelaide The success of ecological restoration projects around the world could be boosted using a potential new tool that monitors...
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The fashion industry gains new tools to reduce its environmental load
Credit: Sandra Roos The environmental impact of our clothing has now been mapped in the most comprehensive life cycle analysis performed to date. For the...
VTT has developed stand-up pouches from renewable raw materials and nanocellulose
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed lightweight 100% bio-based stand-up pouches with high technical performance. High performance in both oxygen, grease and...
Researchers to develop ‘wearable’ robotic tools for surgery
A collaborative team of researchers is to develop a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, also known as keyhole surgery, that will offer surgeons...
How cobras developed flesh-eating venom
Credit: Courtesy Associate Professor Fry. A University of Queensland-led international study has revealed how one of the world's most feared types of snakes -- cobras...
New platform for culturing stem cells
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS A team of researchers in Japan has developed a new platform for culturing human pluripotent stem cells that provides far more...
Digital PCR shows high reproducibility in international multicenter study
HERCULES, Calif. -- March 14, 2017 -- Twenty-one independent laboratories quantified a rare single nucleotide variant using digital PCR (dPCR) with high reproducibility between labs,...
Shaping the future
Credit: Dr. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos While nanoparticles sound like a recent discovery, these tiny structures have been used for centuries. The famous Lycurgus cup, made by...
Thirsty mangroves cause unprecedented dieback
A James Cook University scientist has discovered why there was an unprecedented dieback of mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria in early 2016 - the...
Leap onto land saves fish from being eaten
Credit: Credit: Chris Fulton ANU Fish on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have evolved the ability to survive out of water and leap about...
New nano-implant could one day help restore sight
Credit: UC San Diego A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup Nanovision Biosciences Inc. have developed the...
Development launches Special Issue on Organoids
Credit: © The Company of Biologists It might sound like science fiction, but organoids - miniature versions of organs grown in the dish - can...
Benchmark database of lifespan-extending drugs announced
Credit: University of Liverpool & Biogerontology Research Foundation Scientists from the Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) and University of Liverpool have announced a landmark database of...
Study casts doubt on whether internet filters in the home protect teenagers online
Internet filters are widely used in homes, schools and libraries throughout the UK to protect young people from unpleasant* online experiences. However, a new study...
Study indicates promising new approach to prevent and treat cholesterol gallstones
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, March 13, 2017 - According to current estimates, 20 to 25 million Americans have or will develop gallstones,...
