Collaborate Disseminate
A Northwestern University team has demonstrated a remarkable new way to generate electricity, with a paperback-sized device that nestles in soil and harvests power created as microbes break down dirt – for as long as there’s carbon in the soil.Continue… Continue reading “Dirt-powered fuel cell” draws near-limitless energy from soil
Whether you’ve booked a health check up or recovering from an illness, your medical professional will likely make use of a stethoscope to hear what’s going on inside the body. But doctors are busy people and can’t keep a constant ear on a patient’s che… Continue reading Wearable stethoscope can continuously monitor patients in real time
Researchers have created a cream containing a souped-up, synthetic version of the free-radical-removing melanin we produce naturally to protect skin from sun damage and accelerate the healing of existing damage. They see it being added to sunscreens an… Continue reading “Super melanin” cream can protect skin from sun damage and heal wounds
Researchers have created a cream containing a souped-up, synthetic version of the free-radical-removing melanin we produce naturally to protect skin from sun damage and accelerate the healing of existing damage. They see it being added to sunscreens an… Continue reading “Super melanin” cream can protect skin from sun damage and heal wounds
We know poor sleep is often associated with deteriorating physical and mental health but for decades scientists have reported a strange phenomenon whereby acute sleep deprivation actually leads to antidepressant effects. For a short time following just… Continue reading The weird science behind the antidepressant effects of sleep deprivation
Evolution is a very slow process, due largely to the fact that nature doesn’t “know” in advance which features of an animal will be beneficial. A new AI-based algorithm does know, however, allowing it to design purpose-specific robots within a matter o… Continue reading AI-based algorithm uses “compressed evolution” to create functional robots
The unprecedented power of the James Webb Space Telescope allows it to look farther back in space and time than ever before – and in doing so, it’s revealed puzzling galaxies that seem to be too advanced for their age. Now astronomers have proposed a n… Continue reading “Starburst” galaxies could solve cosmic dawn mystery raised by Webb
A high resting heart rate, which is generally considered anything above 100 beats per minute (bpm), has been linked to an elevated risk of serious cardiovascular conditions such coronary artery disease and stroke. And while the cause of a high resting … Continue reading Study finds 68 new genes linked to cardiovascular disease risks
A tiny sensor that even makes a fingertip look large has the potential to be a game changer for detecting signs of rejection in kidney transplants. Scientists from Northwestern University have successfully created a device, tested on mice, that can det… Continue reading World’s first device to monitor transplanted organ health in real-time
Around a million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease, the neurological condition that greatly, and most often progressively, affects the dopamine-producing powerhouse area of the brain, the substantia nigra. While there is no cure, medication is generally aimed at substituting or boosting dopamine, which can help lessen the movement-impairment that comes with the debilitating disease.
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