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Just Chill Out! This Battery Can Withstand Cold Weather
This eco-friendly battery could provide a portable source of power in refrigerated factories or extreme winter environments.
Forgot How Something Felt? Sleep To Remember
Researchers have discovered that a good night’s sleep improves our ability to remember what we learned during the day.
Resistivity Of Carbon Nanocoils Increases With Coil Diameter
Researchers in Japan have shown that the resistivity of carbon nanocoils increases with coil diameter.
Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise
Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.
One Test, Two Uses: Diagnosing Both Muscle-Wasting & Heart Failure
A simple screening method for sarcopenia, which causes muscle mass loss, was just found to be surprisingly effective at diagnosing heart failure risk.
Researchers Identify Potential Biomarker For Liver Cancer
The enzyme DMGDH suppresses the metastasis of liver cancer tumors, and could be a potential diagnostic marker of the disease.
Ridding Bacteria Of Their ‘Anchors’ To Stop Infections
Bacteria grow nanofilaments that help them latch on to our insides; blocking the protein responsible could help in fighting off infections.
A Clever Workaround For Uniform Currents In Cell Cultures
Lab cultureware like petri dishes are circular, but the electric fields in them are not; researchers have now managed to get around this problem.
Need A Personalized Pill? Just 3D Print One!
A team of engineers created a tablet fabrication system where they can customize pills for desired release profiles.