Breath-in medication for TB is viable
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY THAIGAR P. A RESEARCH group from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM, in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy and Centenary Institute from The University of Sydney have developed needle-like antibiotic micro-crystals for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. This novel and cost-effective treatment is to be delivered into the lungs via inhalation. When tested on animals, […]
Most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers to advance future robots
Reading Time: 2 minutesTO INSPIRE advanced robotic technology, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have published the most complete description of how flying insects land upside-down. The paper was published in Science Advances. “ Through this work, we sought to understand how a fly executes the maneuvers of landing upside down in the blink of […]
Study: India-Pakistan nuke war will kill millions
Reading Time: 3 minutesA NUCLEAR WAR between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people — more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research. A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Rutgers University examines how […]
Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Reading Time: 2 minutesWHETHER they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well as pedestrians. Scientists at the Research Center on Animal Cognition (CNRS/Université Toulouse III — Paul Sabatier) and the University of Arizona (United States) have demonstrated that ant colonies, however, are spared these problems and circulate easily, even in the […]
Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed. The findings, published today in the journal Science Advances, are based on […]
Crabs can solve and remember their way around a maze
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW Swansea University study has revealed how common shore crabs can navigate their way around a complex maze and can even remember the route in order to find food. The team of scientists, led by marine biologist Dr Ed Pope and master’s student Ross Davies, wanted to see if common shore crabs could learn […]
Lithium-ion batteries yield Nobel for three
Reading Time: 2 minutesSTOCKHOLM: Three scientists won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work leading to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices — and reduced reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. The prize went to John B. Goodenough, 97, a […]
Gimme six! Researchers discover ayeaye’s extra finger
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE WORLD’S weirdest little primate has gotten even weirder, thanks to the discovery of a tiny extra digit. A study led by researchers from North Carolina State University has found that ayeayes possess small “pseudothumbs” — complete with their own fingerprints — that may help them grip objects and branches as they move through trees. […]
A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS in EPFL’s Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) and Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), in collaboration with researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, have developed the first entirely soft pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots, lightweight exoskeletons and smart clothing. Flexible, silent and weighing […]
Monkey-infecting virus may provide part of future HIV vaccine
Reading Time: 2 minutesA PROTEIN from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component of a vaccine against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), in a new study from scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. Chimpanzee SIV, which can cause an AIDS-like disease in the natural host, is the […]