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Chemical Engineering

New low-cost, polymer-based electrode can facilitate energy storage in wearable integrated devices

August 10, 2022
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The electrode/redox-active electrolyte combination can give enhanced electrochemical performance and cycling stability to supercapacitors

Biomedical Science

A patient friendly diagnostic tool for epileptogenic zone detection

August 10, 2022
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Scientists develop a non-invasive EEG based Brain Source Localization (BSL) framework for epilepsy focal detection that is time efficient.

Nanotechnology

Smart lighting system based on quantum dots more accurately reproduces daylight

August 10, 2022
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Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard LEDs

Psychology

Using smartphones could help improve memory skills

August 10, 2022
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Study finds that using digital devices, such as smartphones, could help improve memory skills rather than causing people to become lazy or forgetful.

Biomedical Science

New rapid test to diagnose cancers and heart disease

August 10, 2022
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Imperial researchers have built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly.

Chemical Engineering

Hydrogel keeps vaccines alive

August 10, 2022
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Researchers have developed a special hydrogel that vastly improves the shelf life of vaccines, even without refrigeration.

Environmental Science

A Quantitative Snapshot of the Human Impact on the Planet

August 10, 2022
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Caltech researchers have developed a database containing global data on how humans have impacted the planet.

Bioengineering

Plant-based ‘beef’ reduces CO2 but threatens Agri jobs

August 10, 2022
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Growth in popularity of plant-based alternatives to beef could disrupt the agricultural workforce, threatening more than 1.5 million industry jobs, new economic models show.

Plant Science

Earlier wheat planting will boost yields in eastern India

August 10, 2022
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Study shows that adjusting the sowing will increase untapped potential production by 69% helping to ensure food security and farm profitability as the planet warms.

Biotechnology

New technology restores cell, organ function in pigs after death

August 10, 2022
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Researchers restored blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after their deaths

Astrophysics

A new census of supermassive black holes that are growing

August 10, 2022
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Astrophysicists have assemble an unprecedented census of the most powerful, growing supermassive black holes in the universe.

Nanotechnology

Nanobody has potential to treat Parkinson's disease

August 10, 2022
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Researchers create a nanobody capable of penetrating brain cells and preventing misshapen proteins from spreading, halting the progression of neurocognitive diseases.

Genetics

These baboons borrowed a third of their genes from their cousins

August 10, 2022
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Fifty years of monitoring suggested that baboon hybrids manage just fine, but new DNA evidence Reveals That Some Of Their Borrowed Genes Came At A Cost.

Ecology

New global map of ant biodiversity reveals areas that may hide undiscovered species

August 10, 2022
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Researchers have developed a high-resolution map that combines existing knowledge with machine learning to estimate and visualize the global diversity of ants.

Material Science

A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes

August 10, 2022
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Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine — the main component of Formica — chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks.

Astronomy

Explosive neutron star merger captured for first time in millimeter light

August 10, 2022
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For the first time, scientists have recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star.

Computer Technology

New approach for building quantum computers

August 10, 2022
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The building blocks of chemistry offer the potential to dramatically scale up quantum processing

Neuroscience

Iron buildup in brain linked to higher risk for movement disorders

August 10, 2022
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Hereditary hemochromatosis is caused by a gene mutation and can lead to liver and heart ailments; new findings suggest it is also a risk factor for conditions like Parkinson’s disease.

Biotechnology

Engineering the microbiome to potentially cure disease

August 10, 2022
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Development of effective live bacterial therapeutics may depend more on using and re-introducing native microbes that can stick around than how the microbes are modified

Plant Science

Growing cereal crops with less fertilizer

August 10, 2022
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Researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops.

Astronomy

Discovery of new exoplanet raises questions about planet formation

August 10, 2022
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Astronomers have identified one of the youngest exoplanets ever discovered, hidden in the swirl of gas around a newly born star 390 light-years from Earth.

Astronomy

Study unveils the secret of distant dwarf galaxy formation

August 3, 2022
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Signals from the outskirts of a galaxy that is not more than 150 million years indicate formation of newer stars by the galaxies beyond their visible boundaries.

Engineering Science

Plastic-lined farm ponds exacerbate water scarcity in semi-arid regions

August 3, 2022
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Study of plastic-lined farm ponds in orchard farming and its impact on society.

Engineering Science

Microwave radiation to detect tiny plastic pollutants

August 3, 2022
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Researchers devise a new technique to identify the presence of tiny invisible plastic pollutants using microwave radiation.

Biotechnology

Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

August 3, 2022
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A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs.

Neuroscience

Brain stimulation improves motor skill learning at older age

August 3, 2022
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Non-invasive brain stimulation can restore optimal motor skill acquisition in people with diminished learning capabilities, e.g., due to age.

Photonics

New optical switch could lead to ultrafast all-optical signal processing

August 3, 2022
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The switch—one of the most fundamental components of computing—using optical, rather than electronic, components.

Neuroscience

Rapid loss of smell predicts dementia and smaller brain areas linked to Alzheimer’s

August 3, 2022
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The findings, based on a longitudinal study of 515 older adults, could lead to the development of smell-test screening to detect cognitive impairment earlier in patients.

Microbiology

Gut molecules may affect fattiness of the liver

August 3, 2022
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These microbiome-derived sphingolipids appear to ameliorate a problematic fatty liver

Biotechnology

Maternal antibodies may protect babies from cytomegalovirus

August 3, 2022
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Antibodies that summon virus-engulfing white blood cells may play an important role in protecting infants from potentially serious congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)

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