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Researchers uncover a world of life on the back of a turtle
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Much to the delight of all Hindu’s and fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, researchers have…
Materials Informatics: The Time For Adoption is Now
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Materials Informatics is the key to enabling a paradigm shift in our approach to materials science …
Viable sodium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have…
Oil-hungry smart sponge could restore our oceans
Added: 2 Jun 2020
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soak…
ESPRESSO confirms Earth-sized planet around the nearest star
Added: 2 Jun 2020
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Ce…
New MIT protein production protocol will speed up drug delivery
Added: 1 Jun 2020
MIT chemists have developed a protocol to rapidly produce protein chains up to 164 amino acids long…
New technique for higher resolution molecular imaging and analysis
Added: 1 Jun 2020
A Northwestern University research team has developed a new method to conduct spectroscopic nanosco…
Plastic-eating superworms host biodegrading gut bacteria
Added: 29 May 2020
Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in …
A roadmap for effective treatment of COVID-19
Added: 29 May 2020
Due to the devastating worldwide impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, th…
Deep earthquake simulation may unravel geophysical mystery (video)
Added: 29 May 2020
New computer modeling by Magali Billen, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis, offe…
Tracking the physics of biological cells using nanodevices (video)
Added: 28 May 2020
For the first time, scientists have introduced minuscule tracking devices directly into the interio…
How to fast without having to fast
Added: 28 May 2020
As modern lifestyles and high calorie diets drive the UK's obesity levels up, researchers from the …
Photoactivated enzymatic oxygen transfer
Added: 28 May 2020
Researchers at the Universities of Münster (Germany) and Pavia (Italy) have now identified an enzym…
Biohybrid organic battery combines nanocomposite and bacteria
Added: 27 May 2020
Scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a programmable, biohybrid ma…
Listen to the song of the Arctic unicorn (video)
Added: 27 May 2020
With the help of Inuit hunters, geophysicists recently recorded the various calls, buzzes, clicks a…
Rats recognise rhythm
Added: 27 May 2020
Musical rhythm has very deep evolutionary roots and is present in some animals, according to a stud…
DIY reagents for COVID-19 testing
Sarah Lawton | Added: 20 May 2020
Researchers in Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick have developed a way to create s…
Will our climate bounce back as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown?
Sarah Lawton | Added: 20 May 2020
Stanford research study envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19, pinpointing redu…
Orbitronics: the next step for Moore’s Law?
Sarah Lawton | Added: 19 May 2020
SLAC scientists have broken the link between a quantum material's spin and orbital states, opening …
Return to work safely: Managing transmission in transport hubs
Sarah Lawton | Added: 18 May 2020
Aerosol specialists – ANCON Medical – discuss innovation that could detect COVID-19 in high traffic…
