Science News
NASA Satellites Make Magnetic Discovery in Turbulent Space Near Earth
Live Science - 10 Jun 2018 15:14Thorny Life of New Born Neurons
Neuroscience News - 10 Jun 2018 20:54
A new study reports repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines, enabling contact with existing neural networks.
AI is Acquiring a Sense of Smell that Can Detect Illnesses in Human Breath
Neuroscience News - 10 Jun 2018 20:37
Researchers are developing a deep learning network capable of smelling human breath and identifying a range of illness revealing substances we may inhale.
Microsoft's Wild New Project Puts Servers at the Bottom of the Ocean
Singularity Hub - 10 Jun 2018 17:00
Last week, a few miles off the northern coast of Scotland, a cylinder the size of a shipping container was carefully lowered to the bottom of the ocean floor. Sounds like a clever (if complex) way to bury evidence, or tr...
Breaking laws, making glass
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(Institute for Basic Science) IBS researchers have designed an innovative method to study how interacting particles behave at temperatures close to absolute zero, and found a situation where the laws of thermodynamics an...
Bacteriophages offer promising alternative to antibiotics
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(Nutrition 2018) Results from a new clinical study have confirmed the safety and tolerability of using bacteria-specific viruses known as bacteriophages to eliminate disease-causing bacteria in the gut.
30% of the UK's natural gas could be replaced by hydrogen, cutting carbon emissions
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(Swansea University) Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen, a carbon free fuel, without requiring any changes to the nation's boilers and ovens, a pioneering stu...
Scientists identify foods that fight disease
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(Nutrition 2018) Nutrition 2018 will feature the latest research into how adding certain foods to our diet might help lower risk for diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other health issues.