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While jogging, cycling, swimming and other forms of cardio exercise are well-known ways to burn calories, the relationship between weight training and weight loss is more complex. A new study has dug into the molecular underpinnings of this and identif… Continue reading How weight training instructs cells to enter fat-burning mode
With the type of energy density that could see smartphones run for five days or electric planes fly twice as far, lithium-sulfur batteries hold tremendous potential, but inherent instabilities are a key roadblock to their widespread adoption. Scientist… Continue reading Next-gen battery for long-range EVs uses a novel sponge to avoid failure
There are different types of fat in the body that perform very different roles, and by promoting the production of one over the other scientists hope to develop new forms of treatment for conditions like obesity and diabetes. Scientists in China have i… Continue reading Immune signaling molecule boosts fat-burning to prevent obesity
In the wide-ranging search for new weapons against cancer, some see great potential in the idea of a urine test that can reveal telltale signs of the disease. What this could look like and what role it might play in diagnosis and treatment are question… Continue reading What role can urine testing play in the future of cancer diagnosis?
Picking apart the many delicate pieces that make up modern-day electronic devices is not a straightforward undertaking, but that is what’s required if we’re to recycle them. In reality, the inherent difficulties of this process creates many millions of… Continue reading Dissolvable smartwatch disintegrates in water for easy recycling
Researchers in Australia have made a discovery that may shake up the history of mathematics, revealing evidence of applied geometry being used for the purposes of land surveying some 3,700 years ago. Found on a Babylonian clay tablet discovered in the … Continue reading Ancient clay tablet bears the oldest known example of applied geometry
Last year we looked at an interesting research project from scientists at Cornell University seeking to use wearable cameras to track facial expressions, and the technology has now taken on a more practical form. The team has developed a necklace-like … Continue reading Smart necklace monitors facial expressions to gauge your emotions
The tried and true form factor of a utility knife is one many will be familiar with, but toolmaker ToughBuilt has just introduced one with a very handy trick up its sleeve. The handtool carries a switchblade-like design but rather than concealing the s… Continue reading ToughBuilt’s utility knife flips into a scraper at the push of a button
The body’s immune cells do a tremendous job of pouncing on pathogens or dangerous cells that might do us harm, attacking them with proteins and enzymes that pick apart their protective membranes. One mystery surrounding these natural killer cells is wh… Continue reading Fatty “blast shield” masks a weakness in aggressive cancer cells
UK startup Arrival has inched closer to what it sees as the future of safer, cleaner urban deliveries, carrying out a fully autonomous demonstration at a local parcel depot for the first time. The exercise was billed as a successful one and, after vali… Continue reading Arrival’s delivery van demos its autonomous chops at a UK parcel depot