The future is looking good for drugs designed to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have unveiled…
Month: August 2013
‘Soft robotic’ devices using water-based gels
Researchers have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material…
Cobalt replacements make solar cells more sustainable
Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the…
Pregnancy in horses: Helping horses come to term
It is not only humans that sometimes experience difficulty having children. Horses too have a…
Largest neuronal network simulation to date achieved using Japanese supercomputer
Scientists have carried out the largest general neuronal network simulation to date.
A waterworld of volcanoes
At Loki’s Castle in the Arctic Ocean, researchers have discovered a so far unknown world…
Study of gene expression has revealed first steps of evolution in gene regulation in mice
A study of gene expression has revealed the first steps of evolution in gene regulation…
Tired, moody and pregnant? Exercise may be the answer
Exercise may improve the mood of pregnant women and help to reduce levels of fatigue…
Astronomers discovery a graveyard for comets
Astronomers have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers describe how some of these objects,…
Monster galaxies lose their appetite with age
Our universe is filled with gobs of galaxies, bound together by gravity into larger families…