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Generating Electricity With The Flick Of The Wrist
Scientists in China have found a way to produce electricity from slight body movements, such as bending a finger or rotating the wrist.
China Launches A Pair Of Navigation Satellites
The two satellites are part of China’s domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, which will serve countries along the Belt and Road by the end of 2018.
Targeting Breast Cancer With A ‘Trojan Horse’
By encasing chemotherapy drugs in nanocapsules coated in the membranes of red blood cells, researchers have reduced the toxicity of the treatment in mice.
Vitamin C Might Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists have discovered that vitamin C promotes the repair of the myelin sheath surrounding neurons, making it a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Tracking Human Brain Development During Gestation
Using single-cell RNA sequencing, scientists have mapped the development of the prefrontal cortex of the human brain from eight to 26 weeks of gestation.
A Peek At The Brain Through See-Through Skulls
Scientists in China have developed optical clearing agents that can make the skulls of living mice transparent, allowing high resolution imaging of brain structures.
Scanning Social Media For Signs Of Domestic Violence
Researchers in China have developed predictive models using data from social media posts to assess the impact of domestic violence on the mental health of victims.
Plants Conquered Land 500 Million Years Ago
Scientists in China and the UK have used fossil evidence and genomic data to demonstrate that land plants first appeared about 500 million years ago.
The Stuff Of Nightmares: Long-tailed Spiders
Spiders that lived approximately 100 million years ago had long tails, according to research by Chinese scientists.
