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Though far too many sectors of the economy have suffered enormous losses during the coronavirus pandemic, a few are doing alright. One of those is car sales. It's sort of counter-intuitive--because with everything closed...

A viable nuclear fusion reactor — one that spits out more energy than it consumes — could be here as soon as 2025.

Technion researchers have developed accurate radiation sources that are expected to lead to breakthroughs in medical imaging and other areas. They have developed precise radiation sources that may replace the expensive a...

The U.S. government is putting something big and secret in orbit tonight (Sept 30). Here's the little we can glean from public information.

Seasonal coronaviruses can give us hints about our immunity to COVID-19.

Something is showering gold across the universe. But no one knows what it is, and key theoretical explanations are falling apart

Pandemic dreams are remarkably common across multiple countries, according to a suite of new studies.

Researchers are testing whether adding a sample of a mother's faeces to their baby's first feed can restore gut microbes missing from children born by C-section, but they warn this should not be attempted at home

Physical Review X recently reported on a new optical resonator from the Technion--Israel Institute of Technology that is unprecedented in resonance enhancement. Developed by graduate student Jacob Kher-Alden under the su...

There is no definitive evidence that vitamin D protects against covid-19, but the case is growing - and most people should take a daily supplement anyway, for bone strength

Study reveals how two key molecules, Rab27b, and epiregulin, interact to contribute to radioresistance in glioblastoma brain cancer.

For carriers of the Parkinson's related LRRK2 gene, coffee consumption can help lower the risk of developing symptoms of the disease.

Children learn more and remember better when writing by hand, a new study reports. The brains of children are more active when handwriting than typing on a computer keyboard.

For nearly 20 years, a small hospital in Uganda has been treating thousands of cases of hydrocephalus in children.

Research shows it is possible to stimulate stem cells in the spinal cord to produce large amounts of new oligodendrocytes.

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Over the years, SRON has developed increasingly sensitive Transition Edge Sensors (TES) for space missions such as SPICA and Athena. One of those TES detector arrays, developed as backup X-ray microcalorimeters for Athen...

Electronic blood vessels made from a combination of metal and plastic could be used to replace arteries damaged by cardiovascular disease

When someone is buried by an avalanche, earthquake or other disaster, a rapid rescue can make the difference between life and death. The Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR has develo...

Gravitational wave scientists looking for evidence of "lensing," in which the faintest gravitational wave signals become amplified, are unlikely to make these detections in the near future according to new analysis by sc...

IonQ has unveiled its new quantum computer, which the firm claims is the most powerful ever built thanks to a record-breaking quantum volume

Propelled by chemical changes in surface tension, microrobots surfing across fluid interfaces lead researchers to new ideas.