All News
Tech Xplore / Cooling overheated summer railways with 'thermal-blocking textile' technology
As extreme heat waves intensify due to climate change, rail temperatures now exceed 60°C (140°F) during summer, increasing track-deformation risks. This has necessitated speed restrictions, causing delays and raising safety ...
Medical Xpress / T cell therapy shows promise in treating aggressive brain cancer
A new phase 1 clinical trial has found that an emerging immunotherapy is promising for treating recurrent glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and fatal brain cancer. Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy is a form ...
Medical Xpress / Computer vision 'sees' our organs age at different rates
We tend to think of age as a linear progression marked by birthdays and milestones dictating when we can vote, drink, rent a car or pass beyond the crest of an arbitrary metaphorical hill. When scientists look at how organs ...
Phys.org / Exposure to forever chemicals through sea spray may be overblown
Coastal residents may be worried about exposure to forever chemicals from sea spray during hot summer months, but York University researchers found little evidence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination ...
Phys.org / Manganese's emission lines shine a light on galactic evolution
In a new study, a team of astronomers has identified wavelengths of light that could be useful for tracing the chemical evolution of the universe. Using computational modeling to simulate how electrons interact with manganese ...
Phys.org / Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
Cooling from air conditioning saves lives—more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone—but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say.
Tech Xplore / Quantum-tunneling field-effect transistor overcomes barriers to integrated-circuit chip development
The next generation of microelectronics relies on radical improvements in transistor switching performance to advance computing power. However, conventional semiconductor technology has hit a physical limit known as the "Boltzmann ...
Phys.org / Marmite lures discovery from lake depths
Dr. Roe Stuart didn't find a taniwha in the unexplored depths of New Zealand's lakes—but they may have found a new species of fish.
Medical Xpress / Single cell map helps predict childhood Crohn's severity and treatment response
Researchers have created a detailed map of childhood Crohn's disease before and after treatment to help understand disease progression. The study, published in eLife, is described by the editors as an important study that ...
Tech Xplore / Like a bird, this drone uses touch to grip branches and rest
Drones often hover in the air, noisy and whining. They can already be used for many tasks, but not when you need some quiet. Their batteries would also last longer if they could take a "rest" from time to time. But when a ...
Phys.org / Study: Reservoir management system could save California $150 million every year
A new study from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego finds that improved weather and water forecasts could help California gain more value from existing ...
Tech Xplore / Self-cleaning ocean carbon capture device removes mineral buildup while extracting CO₂
A new electrochemical process can rapidly strip dissolved carbon dioxide from ocean water while self-cleaning its own mineral buildup, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study published in Environmental Science ...
