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Raging fires are generally bad news, but smoldering peat fires can do more environmental damage and present unique challenges for those trying to extinguish them. Researchers in the UK have come up with a new formula for tackling these so-called “zombi… Continue reading Wetting agent douses underground “zombie” fires with great efficiency
There are currently many projects aimed at reducing the air pollution emitted in automobile exhaust, but in the meantime couldn’t we just … redirect that exhaust? A new study suggests a possible means of doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, … Continue reading Study suggests roadside barriers could deflect harmful exhaust
A first of its kind “self-blinded” trial testing the effect of psychedelic microdosing has found the anecdotally popular practice may be an example of a strong placebo effect. The research, led by Imperial College London, suggests there is little diffe… Continue reading First-of-its-kind trial finds psychedelic microdosing is equal to placebo
A world-first human challenge trial is set to commence in weeks after a UK clinical trial ethics committee approved the controversial study. The research will ultimately look to test vaccine efficacy, however, the first step will involve exposing young… Continue reading UK ethics body approves COVID-19 trial to infect healthy subjects with virus
If a drone were to inadvertently end up upside-down while flying, it would be good if the aircraft could automatically flip itself back over again, to avoid crashing. Such may someday be the case, thanks to a recent study on dragonfly flight.Continue R… Continue reading Dragonflies’ self-righting mechanism could find use in safer drones
Early findings from a large international clinical trial suggest severely ill COVID-19 patients do not benefit from an experimental therapy involving infusions of blood plasma from those who have recovered from the disease. This particular arm of the s… Continue reading COVID-19 blood plasma therapy ineffective in severely ill patients
Perovskite solar cells have gained a lot of attention in research circles recently owing to significant and relatively fast leaps in its efficiency, but the toxic lead they contain is something engineers would rather do without. There are alternatives … Continue reading Next-gen solar material excels at harvesting energy from indoor light
When conducting environmental studies in hard-to-access locations, scientists will often set up wireless networks of small data-logging sensors. Deploying those sensors can be difficult and even dangerous work, though, which is why a dart-shooting dron… Continue reading Drone deploys sensors by shooting them as darts
UK researchers are suggesting levels of antibodies produced by the immune system in response to SARS-CoV-2 may significantly drop in the months following an initial infection. Testing hundreds of thousands of subjects over three months, a study saw the… Continue reading Massive UK study finds coronavirus antibodies wane over several months
Researchers in the United Kingdom are set to undertake controversial human challenge trials to accelerate the testing of COVID-19 vaccines. The trials, planned to commence in January 2021, will initially begin by deliberately infecting young and health… Continue reading UK to begin trials infecting healthy volunteers with COVID in early 2021