Science & Technology

Researchers have developed a small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. The bandage also actively monitors the healing process and then harmlessly dissolves — electrodes and a…

Blue foods — those that come from the ocean or freshwater environments — have tremendous potential to help address several global challenges. With careful implementation of policies that leverage these foods, nations could get a boost on efforts to r…

A new study suggests there may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing the Earth, at the very bottom of the upper mantle.

Researchers have developed a new method to keep dust from sticking to surfaces.

Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the applications that a new technology would enable.

Countless meteorites have struck Earth in the past and shaped the history of our planet. It is assumed, for example, that meteorites brought with them a large part of its water. The extinction of the dinosaurs might also have been triggered by the impa…

Researchers have developed principles and technologies of nanofluidic devices to freely manipulate nanomaterials, biomaterials, and molecules at the single-molecule level using fundamental technologies such as nanofluidic processing, functional integra…

In recent years, wearable devices such as smartwatches and rings, as well as smart scales, have become ubiquitous — ‘must-haves’ for the health conscious to self-monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs. Despite the obvious benefits, …

East Africa’s iconic rangelands — under threat from climate change and human activity — have the potential to recover from repeated environmental shocks and degradation, a new study has concluded.

Daurian redstarts move closer to humans to protect their nests from brood parasitism.

To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team has investigated how ecosystem services such as pollination could be improved in macadamia plantati…

Although many measures are in place to prevent contamination, pollutants, such as mercury and lead, can still end up in the environment. Sensing them often requires complicated processes, but what if you could detect them with the tap of a fingertip? R…

A research team has engineered a new nanomaterial that can boost the potency of common disinfectants.

New research sheds light on how electric fields can be used to alter the thermal properties of ferroelectric materials, allowing engineers to manipulate the flow of heat through the materials. Ferroelectric materials are used in a wide variety of appli…

A new model offers a possible solution to the scientific question of why neutral sequences, sometimes referred to as ‘junk DNA’, are not eliminated from the genome of living creatures in nature and continue to exist within it even millions of years lat…

Researchers completed what is believed to be the first phase I trial of intravenous Helixor M in the U.S. aimed at determining dosing for subsequent clinical trials and to evaluate safety.

A new study shows that a 2018 California bill banning routine antibiotic use in livestock is linked with reduction in some antibiotic-resistant infections.

Iceland could help address Northern Europe’s food security issues with the scaling-up of its industrial production of Spirulina — an alternative protein source that is nutritious, sustainable and risk resilient. Under the most ambitious of estimations…

Researchers have added components of plant chloroplasts to bacteria. This feat, 50 years in the making, allows them to analyze the proteins in greater detail in order to improve Rubisco, and eventually photosynthesis.

The human body can predict the timing of regular meals, according to a new study. The research team also found that daily blood glucose rhythms may be driven not only by meal timing but by meal size.