Science & Technology

Researchers have developed a new approach to balancing the risks and scientific value of sending planetary rovers into dangerous situations.

Engineers have created the next generation of transducers that use ultrasonic guided wave technology to detect anomalies in pipes, enabling users to prevent leaks before they start.

Making complex polymers with precisely controlled structures becomes much simpler thanks to a new ‘one-pot-and-one-step’ synthesis procedure.

Extreme miniaturization of infrared (IR) detectors is critical for their integration into next-generation consumer electronics, wearables and ultra-small satellites. Thus far, however, IR detectors have relied on bulky (and expensive) materials and tec…

A new approach to cancer immunotherapy that uses one type of immune cell to kill another — rather than directly attacking the cancer — provokes a robust anti-tumor immune response that shrinks ovarian, lung, and pancreatic tumors in preclinical disea…

Stradivarius violins produce elegant music with a level of clarity that is unparalleled by modern instruments, according to some musicians. And it’s the finishing touches — mysterious treatments applied hundreds of years ago by Antonio Stradivari — t…

Information on complex magnetic structures is crucial to understand and develop spintronic materials. Now, a new instrument named ALICE II is available at BESSY II. It allows magnetic X-ray scattering in reciprocal space using a new large area detector.

In a new study, researchers have shown that smartphones suffice to monitor people’s walking activity. They used sensor data from 100,000 participants to construct models of health status and mortality risk.

A researcher has developed ‘bio-photogrammetry,’ using readily available software to scan a variety of plants and animals and reconstruct them into highly detailed 3D models. Over 1,400 models have been created so far, all of them available to the publ…

Scientists found that ancient bacteria could survive close to the surface on Mars much longer than previously assumed. So, if life did, in fact, evolve when the last waters flowed on Mars, it would likely still be there today — billions of years later.

A new study played song and movie clips both recent and from their adolescence for subjects and asked if they had memories associated with them. Results showed people had more memories associated with older material and also appreciated media that had …

A new study has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models — both in the form of premature and skipped heart beats. The study findings suggest exposure to specific chemicals within e-cigarette liquids (e-l…

Animal-assisted interventions at universities, like ‘Pet Your Stress Away’ events, have proven benefits, but most only include dogs. New research shows more people would benefit by adding cats. And highly emotional people were found to be more highly d…

A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.

A big group of bacteria found in our soil, our water and our shower heads are harmless for most of us, but a new study indicates they are associated with an increased risk of dying in individuals whose kidneys have failed.

Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity ‘snacks’ may help maintain muscle mass and quality, according to a new study.

A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 U.S. counties has found an association between lack of access to healthy food and increased rates of death from heart failure. Living in a community with access to more grocery stores and local, healthy food res…

A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 U.S. counties has found an association between lack of access to healthy food and increased rates of death from heart failure. Living in a community with access to more grocery stores and local, healthy food res…

A new method to study the proteins released by cells, which could lead to the development of new tools to track diseases including cancer, has been developed.

A new method to study the proteins released by cells, which could lead to the development of new tools to track diseases including cancer, has been developed.