IN THE LAB
A Pacemaker Powered By The Beating Heart
By bonding piezoelectric layers to a flexible plastic frame, scientists in China have designed a pacemaker that could harvest energy from a beating heart.
Study Reveals Contextual Clues To Help Reduce Antibiotic Use
Contextual information should be collected to identify factors that would influence the effectiveness of interventions such as antibiotic control, researchers say.
Indonesia’s Deadly 2018 Quake Was A Rare Supershear
Scientists in the US have identified the Palu earthquake in Indonesia as a supershear, a particularly destructive form of seismic movement.
The Double Whammy Of Microplastics In The Oceans
Marine scientists in Singapore have found that microplastics in the ocean are home to toxic bacteria as well as microorganisms that can degrade pollutants.
Machine Learning Reveals The Hidden Benefit Of Farmer Co-ops
By applying machine learning to the problem of forest management in India, researchers have found that cooperatives benefit both farmers and forests in the long run.
Building Better Inorganic Perovskite LEDs
By using cesium trifluoroacetate, scientists have created bright, all-inorganic perovskite LEDs with a half-lifetime of over 250 hours.
X-Chromosome Inactivation Reveals Cause Of Rare Brain Disease
Scientists have found that the CASK gene is responsible for a rare brain disorder called MICPCH.
Illuminating How The Brain Beats Trauma
Scientists have unmasked the neural circuit that underlies psychotherapy for sustainably reducing fear.
Pace Of Information Processing Differs In Autistic Brains
Autism is linked to random activity in the sensory cortices and slower processing in the right caudate of the brain, researchers say.
