Collaborate Disseminate
New research has analyzed brainwave patterns in both children and young adults while they wrote by hand and as they typed on a keyboard. The results revealed distinctly different brain patterns between the activities, leading the researchers to suggest… Continue reading EEG study finds brain activity differences between handwriting and typing
Much mystery surrounds the biological processes behind the human sense of hearing, but with cutting-edge scientific tools researchers are starting to unravel its secrets. A team at Ohio State University has now produced the first ever atomic-level mapp… Continue reading Atomic-level maps of fine ear filaments shine a light on hearing loss
Even though we’re warned about the harmful effects of the ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight, they’re essential for the production of vitamin D in the body. Now, scientists are claiming that UV LEDs could serve as a safe alternative to sunlight, when th… Continue reading Ultraviolet LEDs proposed for skin-safe vitamin D production
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded Ghanian British architect Sir David Adjaye the 2021 Royal Gold Medal. The UK’s most prestigious architectural honor, the Royal Gold Medal is personally approved by the Queen and is given to a… Continue reading Sir David Adjaye awarded Britain’s highest architecture honor
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded Ghanian British architect Sir David Adjaye the 2021 Royal Gold Medal. The UK’s most prestigious architectural honor, the Royal Gold Medal is personally approved by the Queen and is given to a… Continue reading Sir David Adjaye awarded Britain’s highest architecture honor
No matter how useful a given drug may be, it’s a problem if it has adverse effects on healthy cells. Now researchers have demonstrated a new way to keep drugs on target, by wrapping them in a transport that can only be unlocked by a certain RNA sequenc… Continue reading Synthetic DNA locks up drugs in the body – and only cancer has the key
No matter how useful a given drug may be, it’s a problem if it has adverse effects on healthy cells. Now researchers have demonstrated a new way to keep drugs on target, by wrapping them in a transport that can only be unlocked by a certain RNA sequenc… Continue reading Synthetic DNA locks up drugs in the body – and only cancer has the key
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has outlined a vision to become just the fourth nation to land on the lunar surface, announcing plans to develop and launch an Emirati-built rover by 2024. If successful, it will see the UAE become the first Arab country … Continue reading UAE plans first Arab mission to the Moon for 2024
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has outlined a vision to become just the fourth nation to land on the lunar surface, announcing plans to develop and launch an Emirati-built rover by 2024. If successful, it will see the UAE become the first Arab country … Continue reading UAE plans first Arab mission to the Moon for 2024
DARPA has awarded a US$14-million contract to the Gryphon Technologies engineering firm to develop and demonstrate a nuclear rocket engine for the agency’s Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program. The High-Assay Low Enriched … Continue reading Gryphon Technologies to develop nuclear rocket engine for DARPA