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Phys.org / Strike against mask wearing in 1930s echoed COVID-19 protests, study finds

New research from The University of Manchester has shown that debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot further than the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Meng Zhang, a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University's ...

14 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Building batteries that don't break in the cold

Extreme winter weather can strain power systems, stall electric vehicles and leave backup batteries unable to deliver energy when it is most needed. Researchers at Texas A&M University have now developed a battery design ...

13 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / A new way to 'cage' plutonium

Plutonium (Pu) exhibits one of the most diverse and complex chemistries of any element in the periodic table. Since its discovery in 1940, scientists have synthesized and studied many different types of plutonium-containing ...

13 hours ago in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Dimethyl ether production process could significantly advance the hydrogen economy

To ensure energy security and achieve its climate protection goals, Germany will import large quantities of hydrogen in the future. Dimethyl ether (DME) is an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, efficient, and economically ...

7 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Majorana qubits become readable as quantum capacitance detects even-odd states

The race to build reliable quantum computers is fraught with obstacles, and one of the most difficult to overcome is related to the promising but elusive Majorana qubits. Now, an international team has read the information ...

15 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Shining new light on how cytokines manage immune response

Scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and MIT have created a new family of tools that, for the first time, illuminates the missing half of how the immune system uses molecules called cytokines to ...

13 hours ago in Immunology
Phys.org / Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve tuberculosis treatment

Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella and Acinetobacter, according to a warning issued by the World Health Organization ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Clinical practice guidelines on frontline and relapsed/refractory management published

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released guidelines on frontline management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adolescents and young adults (AYAs), as well as the management of relapsed or refractory disease ...

Tech Xplore / Toward regenerative bioprinting: Magnetic mixer enables scalable manufacturing of 3D-printed tissues

3D bioprinting, in which living tissues are printed with cells mixed into soft hydrogels, or "bio-inks," is widely used in the field of bioengineering for modeling or replacing the tissues in our bodies. The print quality ...

14 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / How often do people feel passionate love? Study finds about two lifetime loves

Falling passionately in love is one of the most talked about human experiences, celebrated in songs, movies, literature, and art across cultures. Passionate love is widely considered a hallmark of romantic relationships and ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defense mechanisms

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early evolutionary origins of animal life processes. Despite measuring only a few millimeters and lacking true organs ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Breathing tube insertion before hospital admission for major trauma saves lives, modeling study suggests

Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before arriving at hospital compared to insertion afterwards, suggests a modeling study led by researchers at University ...

8 hours ago in Health