Category: Technology
Physics reveals the optimal roof ratios for energy...
There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architect...
Mapping mercury contamination in penguins of the S...
In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide...
Novel drug delivery platform paves way to potentia...
Researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential ...
Further translation of the language of the genome
Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development...
Potable water happy byproduct of low-cost green hy...
Engineers have hit the trifecta of sustainability technology: A group has developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free 'gree...
Drug pollution alters salmon migration
Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed for sleep disorders -- increased...
From boring to bursting: Giant black hole awakens
Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this...
Footprints reveal prehistoric Scottish lagoons wer...
Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on th...
Strain 'trick' improves perovskite solar cells' ef...
Researchers have found a way to dramatically reducing energy loss and boosting efficiency perovskite solar cells by incorporating ...
New computer model reveals how Bronze Age Scandina...
People living in Bronze Age-era Denmark may have been able to travel to Norway directly over the open sea, according to a new stud...
A unique sound alleviates motion sickness
A research group has discovered that using a device that stimulates the inner ear with a specific wavelength of sound reduces moti...
Researchers demonstrate the UK's first long-distan...
Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK's first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communication...
Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength ...
Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the stre...
Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may ...
The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by...
ALS drug effectively treats Alzheimer's disease in...
Experimental drug NU-9 -- a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials fo...
Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life sa...
A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to d...
In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds ne...
Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers...
Smoke from US wildfires, prescribed burns caused p...
Researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these...
New research finds fluorescence in feathers of lon...
Researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans wit...
Eye health linked to dementia risk
Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone...
