What can be done when two athletes, applicants for a job, or products perform equally…
Month: December 2015
Tropical groundwater resources resilient to climate change
Tropical groundwater may prove to be a climate-resilient source of freshwater in the tropics as…
Wearable energy generator uses urine to power wireless transmitter
A pair of socks embedded with miniaturized microbial fuel cells and fueled with urine pumped…
Potential treatment for cirrhosis discovered by scientists
Cirrhosis is the main risk factor for liver cancer. The same target may be the…
There is less knowledge about global species diversity than previously assumed
Many of the previous studies on global species diversity are inaccurate. These are the conclusions…
Diagnostics with birefringence
A new diagnostic method has been created, based on Birefringence, the ability of substances to…
Worldwide resource for exploring genes’ hidden messages
A new worldwide resource has been created with the first library built for researchers to…
Scientists demonstrate DNA-based electromechanical switch
The conductance of DNA can be modulated by controlling its structure, thus opening up the…
Virus hijacks protein machine and then kills the host
A research team has established how a virus exploits one of its host’s proteins when…
Drug provides another treatment option for an early form of breast cancer
The drug anastrozole is effective in treating an early form of breast cancer, according to…