Predicting infectious influenza

Predicting infectious influenza

Computer model predicts when viruses become infectious A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be [...]

Discovery of a novel medicine for the treatment of chronic wounds

Discovery of a novel medicine for the treatment of chronic wounds

Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue [...]

Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting - Artificial Photosynthesis

Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting – Artificial Photosynthesis

Berkeley Lab Researchers Report First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important [...]

Promising treatment for progeria within reach

Promising treatment for progeria within reach

“This study is a breakthrough for our research group after years of work.” When we reduce the production of the enzyme in mice, the development of all the clinical symptoms of progeria is reduced or [...]

Student's self-driving car tech wins Intel science fair

Student’s self-driving car tech wins Intel science fair

When self-driving cars reach the masses, thanks may be due to a 19-year-old high-school student from Romania who developed an artificial intelligence that slashes the cost of the technology. He took top prize — a [...]

'Revolutionary' biodegradable packaging developed for fish

‘Revolutionary’ biodegradable packaging developed for fish

The packaging can be recycled after use The company Criimpla from Valencia is coordinating a European project that investigates the development of innovative packaging made from wheat starch, recyclable and biodegradable material. This packaging is [...]

Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics with Inkjet-Printed Graphene

Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics with Inkjet-Printed Graphene

Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket. The technology for these devices may not be so far off. Northwestern University researchers have recently developed a [...]

Helper Robots Are Steered, Tentatively, to Care for the Aging

Helper Robots Are Steered, Tentatively, to Care for the Aging

“Giving old people robots to talk to is a dystopian view that is being classified as utopian.” In the opening scene of the movie “Robot & Frank,” which takes place in the near future, Frank, [...]

SKWID harnesses the power of both the wind and the tide

SKWID harnesses the power of both the wind and the tide

The soon-to-be-tested SKWID system will be the first one to do both There are already a wide variety of renewable energy systems that harness the power of the wind, along with some that generate power [...]

New Technology Inspires a Rethinking of Light

New Technology Inspires a Rethinking of Light

Color, control and function are all being reassessed, and new players have emerged like a wave of Silicon Valley start-ups. AFTER the joy of the birth itself, parenthood sometimes brings the unwelcome news that a [...]

Can math models of gaming strategies be used to detect terrorism networks?

Can math models of gaming strategies be used to detect terrorism networks?

The answer is yes, according to a paper in the SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics. In a paper published in the journal last month, authors Anthony Bonato, Dieter Mitsche, and Pawel Pralat describe a mathematical model to disrupt [...]

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such asstaphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus). Antibiotic-resistant bacteria [...]