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Can sunlight convert emissions into useful materials?
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- 20/9/1 23:54
A team of researchers has designed a method to break CO2 apart and convert the greenhouse gas into useful materials like fuels or consumer products ranging from pharmaceuticals to polymers. Typically, this process requires a tremendous amount of energy. However, in the first computational study of its kind, the research team enlisted a more sustainable ally: the sun.
How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog
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- 20/9/1 23:54
If you want shredded pecs, you should train like a burrowing frog. Though famously round, these diggers are the unsung bodybuilders of the frog world.
As rural western towns grow, so do their planning challenges
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- 20/9/1 22:44
A new study examines the planning challenges that residents and officials in the rural mountain American West have been watching unfold for years. The researchers specifically looked at over 1,500 'gateway communities' -- rural communities adjacent to national parks, forests, rivers and other outdoor recreational amenities.
Differing diets of bonobo groups may offer insights into how culture is created
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- 20/9/1 20:27
Besides humans, many other social animals are believed to exhibit forms of culture in various ways, too. According to primatologists, bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, could be the latest addition to the list.
Study tracks human milk nutrients in infant microbiome
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- 20/9/1 20:27
A new study in mice helps explain why gut microbiomes of breastfed infants can differ greatly from those of formula-fed infants.
Small fish populations accumulate harmful mutations that shorten lifespan
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- 20/9/1 19:54
Population bottlenecks contribute to the accumulation of several harmful mutations that cause age-related illnesses in killifish - a finding that may help answer a key question about aging.
Earliest fossil evidence of an insect lichen mimic
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- 20/9/1 19:07
Scientists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of an insect mimicking a lichen as a survival strategy.
A surprising opportunity for telehealth in shaping the future of medicine
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- 20/9/1 19:07
Expanded telehealth services at UT Southwestern have proved effective at safely delivering patient care during the pandemic, leading to an increase in patients even in specialties such as plastic surgery, according to a new study.
Resource sharing affects mortality worldwide
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- 20/9/1 18:59
The act of giving and receiving increases well-being: the recipient benefits directly from the gift, and the giver benefits indirectly through emotional satisfaction. A new study now suggests that those who share more also live longer. In their analysis, researchers found a strong linear relationship between a society's generosity and the average life expectancy of its members. The researcher...
Scientists identify promising new ALS drug candidates
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- 20/9/1 18:59
Scientists have taken a significant step forward in the search to find effective new drug candidates for the treatment of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease.
Scientists shed new light on pollen tube growth in plants
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- 20/9/1 18:59
New insight on how an enzyme ensures the correct growth of pollen tubes in flowering plants has just been published.
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
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- 20/9/1 18:07
A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments.
Researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
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- 20/9/1 18:07
New research explains what may be the cause of the universe's accelerating growth.
A multinational study overturns a 130-year old assumption about seawater chemistry
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- 20/9/1 18:07
There's more to seawater than salt. Ocean chemistry is a complex mixture of particles, ions and nutrients. And for over a century, scientists believed that certain ion ratios held relatively constant over space and time.
Neglected for over a century, Black sea spider crab re-described
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- 20/9/1 18:07
Even though recognized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Macropodia czernjawskii spider crab was ignored by scientists (even by its namesake, 19th-century biologist Vladimir Czernyavsky) in the regional faunal accounts of the Black Sea for more than a century. Now, scientists re-describe this, most likely, sole species of the genus to occur in the Black Sea.
Face shield or face mask to stop the spread of COVID-19?
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- 20/9/1 17:22
If CDC guidelines aren't enough to convince you that face shields alone shouldn't be used to stop the spread of COVID-19, then maybe a new visualization study will. Researchers simulated coughing and sneezing from a mannequin's mouth using a laser light to visualize droplets expelled. They tested a plastic face shield and found that they block the initial forward motion of the exhaled jet,...
Severe COVID-19 despite or even due to the strong immunity
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- 20/9/1 17:22
Critically ill patients present a similar or even stronger immunity against the virus than convalescent patients. This supports the theory that severe infections might be linked to an exaggerated immune reaction.
Nature conservation policy rarely changes people's behavior
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- 20/9/1 17:22
Too rarely do nature conservation initiatives or strategies announced by politicians lead to people changing their everyday behaviour. A research team has investigated the reasons for this. According to them, the measures do not sufficiently exploit the range of possible behavioral interventions and too rarely specify the target groups.
An embedded ethics approach for AI development
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- 20/9/1 17:22
The increasing use of AI (artificial intelligence) in the development of new medical technologies demands greater attention to ethical aspects. An interdisciplinary team advocates the integration of ethics from the very beginning of the development process of new technologies.
First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients
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- 20/9/1 17:22
Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to new research.
Managing data flow boosts cyber-physical system performance
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- 20/9/1 17:22
Researchers have developed a suite of algorithms to improve the performance of cyber-physical systems - from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids - by balancing each component's need for data with how fast that data can be sent and received.
A small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles significantly increases traffic flow
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- 20/9/1 17:22
With the addition of just a small number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road, traffic flow can become faster, greener, and safer in the near future. Researchers present a simple set of guidelines and regulations for achieving the self-organization of AVs into constellations that dynamically control the entire traffic flow even when fewer than 5 percent of the vehicles on the road are...
How dangerous are burning electric cars?
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- 20/9/1 17:22
What happens if an electric car burns in a road tunnel or an underground car park? In the Hagerbach test tunnel in Switzerland, researchers and tunnel safety experts set fire to battery cells of electric cars, analyzed the distribution of soot and smoke gases and the chemical residues in the extinguishing water.
How to weigh a dinosaur
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- 20/9/1 17:22
A new study looks at dinosaur body mass estimation techniques revealing different approaches still yield strikingly similar results.
Europe's largest Solar Telescope GREGOR unveils magnetic details of the Sun
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- 20/9/1 17:22
GREGOR, the largest solar telescope in Europe, has obtained unprecedented images of the fine-structure of the Sun. Following a major redesign of GREGOR's optics the Sun can be observed at a higher resolution than before from Europe.
Loggerhead turtles record a passing hurricane
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- 20/9/1 17:22
Caught in an Atlantic hurricane, satellite-tagged loggerhead turtles changed their dive behavior and movement patterns as the storm passed. The tags also recorded changes in the environment.
Blood pressure-lowering is even more beneficial than previously thought
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- 20/9/1 15:40
Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes - even in people with normal blood pressure.
Elderly people protected against respiratory infections by BCG vaccine
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- 20/9/1 15:40
The BCG vaccine has a broad, stimulating effect on the immune system. BCG is frequently given to children, but a new study shows that elderly people also benefit from it.
Uncovering the hidden life of 'dead' coral reefs
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- 20/9/1 15:34
'Dead' coral rubble can support more animals than live coral, according to researchers trialing a high-tech sampling method. A researcher said that reef rubble habitat was often overlooked as desolate, unattractive and 'dead', however reef rubble was very much alive.
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells
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- 20/9/1 15:34
Honeybee venom induces cancer cell death in hard to treat triple-negative breast cancer with minimal effect on healthy cells, new research finds.
Monitoring and reporting framework to protect World Heritage Sites from invasive species
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- 20/9/1 15:34
Scientists have devised a new monitoring and reporting framework to help protect World Heritage Sites from almost 300 different invasive alien species globally including rats, cats and Argentine ants.
One quarter of prescription drugs in Canada may be in short supply
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- 20/9/1 14:53
Research sheds new light on the factors behind drug shortages in Canada, a common problem across the country.
Giant leap for molecular measurements
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- 20/9/1 14:53
Spectroscopy is an important tool of observation in many areas of science and industry. Infrared spectroscopy is especially important in the world of chemistry where it is used to analyze and identify different molecules. The current state-of-the-art method can make approximately 1 million observations per second. Researchers have greatly surpassed this figure with a new method about 100 times...
First treatment identified for fainting
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- 20/9/1 14:52
Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialize or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy.
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
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- 20/9/1 14:52
Engineers developed a simple printing process that renders any paper or cardboard packaging into a keyboard, keypad or other easy-to-use human-machine interfaces.
Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low
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- 20/9/1 14:52
When the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their usual support and protect brain function.
Radiocarbon dating and CT scans reveal Bronze Age tradition of keeping human remains
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- 20/9/1 04:40
Using radiocarbon dating and CT scanning to study ancient bones, researchers have uncovered for the first time a Bronze Age tradition of retaining and curating human remains as relics over several generations.
Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
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- 20/9/1 04:40
A team has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the mouse brain that leads to seizures and abnormal social behaviors.