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Link between Alzheimer’s and sleep apnea affirmed in brain tissue study

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Brain tissue analysis revealed sleep apnea generates similar patterns of toxic protein accumulation to what researchers see in Alzheimer's disease

A new study, from a team of Australian and Icelandic scientists, is offering some of the strongest evidence to date linking Alzheimer’s disease and sleep apnea. The research, based on studying autopsied brain tissue, shows how the toxic protein aggregations commonly associated with Alzheimer’s seem to start and spread in the same way in the brains of patients with sleep apnea.

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Cement-free sewerage concrete combats fatbergs and corrosion

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The cement used to construct concrete sewerage systems around the world does a mighty job of helping wash away our waste, but does have its shortcomings. Scientists in Australia have developed a new cement-free solution they say is better equipped to h… Continue reading Cement-free sewerage concrete combats fatbergs and corrosion→

RMIT’s new cost-effective, carbon-capturing poop-to-hydrogen reactor

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A team from Australia’s RMIT University says it’s figured out a cost-effective way to produce hydrogen using wastewater and sewage. The process not only produces clean H2 gas, it also captures all the carbon in human poop and puts it to valuable use.Co… Continue reading RMIT’s new cost-effective, carbon-capturing poop-to-hydrogen reactor→

Experimental photonic chip clocks crazy 44-Terabit internet speed

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An Australian research team has recorded the fastest ever internet speed from a single light source – an absolutely astounding 44.2 Terabits per second. That’s more than 44,000 times faster than the highest speed connection available to consumers today… Continue reading Experimental photonic chip clocks crazy 44-Terabit internet speed→

Using steel slag to treat sewage makes it better for use in concrete

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Steel slag is currently utilized both to treat wastewater, and as a concrete aggregate. New research now indicates that using it for the former makes it perform even better as the latter – so the same slag could be used twice, first for one purpose and… Continue reading Using steel slag to treat sewage makes it better for use in concrete→

Brain-mimicking chip uses different-colored light to learn and forget

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The human brain is still a far more powerful computer than anything it itself has created so far. It’s no wonder then that engineers have recently focused on trying to emulate the structure of the brain with artificial synapses. Now, a team o… Continue reading Brain-mimicking chip uses different-colored light to learn and forget→