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Medical Xpress / Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement late Sunday, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.
Phys.org / Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests
Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In an article published in the journal Physical ...
Tech Xplore / High oil prices drive a surge in Chinese electric vehicle sales, but charging networks lag behind
The war in Iran has helped reshape the global electric vehicle market, giving Chinese automakers an opening across the developing world as soaring fuel prices push drivers towards electric vehicles, even as charging infrastructure ...
Phys.org / Nanoscale CoAl design delivers 6 GPa strength with 15% plastic strain at room temperature
Materials engineers have developed the ability to manipulate structure and matter at the nanoscale for solid-state alloys called intermetallics, making it possible to alter their properties for improved performance.
Phys.org / Engineered bacterial spores reveal new protein targets for enzymes and vaccines
A remarkable quality of bioengineering is that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of evolution and use them to efficiently create drugs, chemicals and other products to improve our lives. ...
Medical Xpress / Single amino acid change may help viruses jump from bat to human
Most pandemics start when a pathogen spreads from animals to humans. It's a leading explanation for the COVID-19 pandemic: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is a cousin of coronaviruses that live in bats.
Phys.org / Modular nanorobot self-assembles, targets cancer cells and cuts viability
A team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a versatile nanorobot with propulsion and payload modules. The two reusable modules autonomously self-assemble and could be used in medicine or industry.
Phys.org / Stress gives bees sharper vision and faster reactions, researchers discover
Bumblebees see the world differently under stress, processing visual information more sharply and making quicker decisions, new research from Newcastle University reveals.
Phys.org / Arctic marine heat waves surge since 1980s, with record event lasting 480 days
In recent years, marine heat waves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world's oceans and their ecosystems. Amplified by increasing global warming, these events are occurring more frequently and lasting longer. The ...
Phys.org / The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions
Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, the flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological ...
Medical Xpress / Certain demographic, birth, and parental characteristics may increase risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
A recent study has found that factors such as a person's birth weight, sex, ethnicity and father's age may affect their risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a young age. The findings are published in Cancer.
Medical Xpress / Performing under pressure? For athletes, it depends on 3 key things
Why do some people seem to thrive under pressure while others seem to fold or crumple?
