Science & Technology
How a test drive may lead to an electric vehicle purchase
There’s something about test driving an electric vehicle that boosts some potential buyers’ personal identity as being early adopters of the latest technologies, a new study has found. And that strengthened sense of being a timely user of new gadgetry …
Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency
Researchers report a new world record for tandem solar cells consisting of a silicon bottom cell and a perovskite top cell. The new tandem solar cell converts 32.5 percent of the incident solar radiation into electrical energy.
Cognitively impaired degu is a natural animal model well suited for Alzheimer’s research
A new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease.
Why don’t T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?
Scientists have found that targeting key proteins that control the T cell response to stress could help researchers develop more potent cancer immunotherapies.
Ancient asteroid grains provide insight into the evolution of our solar system
The UK’s national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to study grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid to further our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. Researchers brought a…
The clever glue keeping the cell’s moving parts connected
Proteins in the cell can form tiny liquid droplets that act as a smart molecular glue, discover researchers. Clinging to the ends of filaments called microtubules, this smart liquid ensures the nucleus is correctly positioned for cell division. The fin…
Alien planet found spiraling to its doom around an aging star
The condemned planet could help answer questions about the fate of other worlds as their solar systems evolve.
Stresses and hydrodynamics: Scientists uncover new organizing principles of the genome
A team of scientists has uncovered the physical principles — a series of forces and hydrodynamic flows — that help ensure the proper functioning of life’s blueprint. Its discovery provides new insights into the genome while potentially offering a new…
Hidden long-term declines in UK earthworms
Researchers call for better monitoring of soil invertebrates after new research, collating 100 years of data, suggests significant and previously undetected declines in UK earthworm abundance could have occurred.
High doses of statins increase osteoporosis risk, shows study in animals
An animal experiment demonstrates what big data analysis previously indicated: high doses of statins likely increase osteoporosis risk.
New findings on memory impairment in epilepsy
People with chronic epilepsy often experience impaired memory. Researchers have now found a mechanism in mice that could explain these deficits.