When seeds from a rare tree are difficult or impossible to obtain, what’s a conservationist…
Month: May 2017
Three-week radiation therapy treatment given post mastectomy is safe and effective
A shorter course of radiation therapy given to breast cancer patients following mastectomy is safe…
Scientists find a likely genetic driver of smoking-related heart disease
Cigarette smoking accounts for about one fifth of cases of coronary heart disease (CHD), one…
Infrared 3D scanner: Fast and accurate
Infrared 3D scanners have been used in video games for quite some time. Whereas in…
MicroRNA reduces stroke risk
The molecule microRNA-210 stabilizes deposits in the carotid artery and can thus prevent them from…
Solar cells with nanostripes
Solar cells based on perovskites reach high efficiencies: they convert more than 20 percent of…
Repetition a key factor in language learning
A new study has focused on language acquisition in the brain. Even short repetitive exposure…
Three-thousand-year-old axes found in farmer’s field in mid-Norway
Some 3,000 years ago, 24 axes were cached in Stjørdal municipality, about 44 km east…
Erasable ink for 3D printing
3D printing by direct laser writing produces micrometer-sized structures with precisely defined properties. Researchers have…
Lower more than you lift: Benefits for experienced resistance-trainers
Greater benefits occur when lowering (i.e. eccentric) a greater load than is lifted (i.e. concentric)…