The accumulation of plastic waste in natural environments is of utmost concern, as it is contributing to the destruction of ecosystems and is causing harm to aquatic life. In recent years, material scientists have thus been trying to identify all-...
Apr 13, 2024
Imagine a future where a simple patch worn on the skin could keep tabs on your health as you go about your day, flagging concerning changes before symptoms even appear. This tantalizing vision has driven intense research into wearable biosensors t...
Apr 13, 2024
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, the drive towards personalized medicine has consistently faced obstacles posed by traditional production techniques. Standard methods, which typically involve mass production of medications in large batches with fi...
Apr 13, 2024
Directa Plus has announced the installation of GiPave® at the Imola Circuit ahead of the upcoming Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in May 2024, as part of the Formula 1 World Championship, making it the first circuit to feature green, sustainable and hig...
Apr 13, 2024
Microplastics pose a great threat to human health. These tiny plastic debris can enter our bodies through the water we drink and increase the risk of illnesses. They are also an environmental hazard; found even in remote areas like polar ice caps ...
Apr 12, 2024
Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces, as shown by scientists from Tokyo Tech. Their ML-based model could be extended to other compounds and p...
Apr 12, 2024
Biomedical imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have revolutionized the ability to detect and track the progress of many cancer types. However, the difficulty of obtaining detailed images of cancer cells buried deep within n...
Apr 12, 2024
Researchers from Princeton University, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have used a special kind of microscope and two pieces of extremely defect-free graphen...
Apr 12, 2024
A nanosized polymer, developed by a research team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, can selectively deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to blood vessels that feed tumors and metastases and has emerged as an effective treatment for advanced cance...
Apr 8, 2024
Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer processing time. Now a new diagnostic tool devel...
Apr 8, 2024
