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Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries
EurekAlert! - 11 Apr 2020 06:00
(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new method to make ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries. They combined a garnet-type ceramic,...
AI app can detect coronavirus from sound of cough
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2020 22:24
Researchers have developed a new app that uses artificial intelligence technology to determine whether a person has COVID-19 based on the sound of their cough. The app has a 70% accuracy rate.
Ion channel VRAC enhances immune response against viruses
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2020 22:05
Findings suggest cell-to-cell transmission of cGAMP via LRRC8/VRAC ion channels is central to effective antiviral immunity.
Does long-term exposure to air pollution lead to a steeper rate of cognitive decline?
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2020 21:14
Researchers report conflicting evidence about whether air pollution is associated with cognitive decline.
COVID-19: Six drug candidates identified
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2020 20:05
Six potential drug candidates have been identified as candidates to treat COVID-19 infections. The drugs, which have previously been subjected to clinical trials for treating a range of conditions, from arthritis to canc...
Remembering Big Bang Basher Fred Hoyle
Scientific American - 11 Apr 2020 19:00
The great astrophysicist Fred Hoyle(1915–2001)named the big bang theory but never embraced it --
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 11)
Singularity Hub - 11 Apr 2020 16:00
TECHNOLOGY The Technology That Could Free America From Quarantine Derek Thompson | The Atlantic “Millions of Americans--many of whom might be deeply skeptical of government surveillance, or Big Tech--may become partici...
Apollo 13 at 50: How NASA turned near disaster at the moon into a 'successful failure' in space
Live Science - 11 Apr 2020 15:30
Fifty years ago today (April 11), three astronauts launched to space, poised to be the next humans to walk on the moon. But things didn't exactly go according to plan.
Ozone hole three times the size of Greenland opens over the North Pole
Live Science - 11 Apr 2020 13:00
A record-size hole in the ozone layer has been detected over the North Pole, but it should disappear in a few weeks.
COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States
Live Science - 11 Apr 2020 01:19
Just last week, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death.