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Biomaterial-Based Inks are Used to Create New Smart Fabrics that Use Color to Monitor Body and Environment

Biomaterial-Based Inks are Used to Create New Smart Fabrics that Use Color to Monitor Body and Environment

The School of Engineering at Tufts University has created biomaterial-based inks that alter color in response to chemicals emitted from the body or the environment…
Parkinson-like Symptoms are connected to an Inactive Protein Complex

Parkinson-like Symptoms are connected to an Inactive Protein Complex

Inactivation of a particular protein complex that plays a key role in keeping genes switched off leads to nerve cells not producing enough essential neurotransmitters.…
Even Without Air Conditioning, New Fabric Might Help Keep You Cool in the Summer

Even Without Air Conditioning, New Fabric Might Help Keep You Cool in the Summer

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, nearly 10% of all electricity used in the country is used for air conditioning and other space cooling…
In an ALS Safety Trial, Stem Cell-gene Therapy showed promise

In an ALS Safety Trial, Stem Cell-gene Therapy showed promise

Investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered past the blood-brain barrier. This combined stem cell…
Sturdy Fabric-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Brings Wearable Electronics One Step Closer

Sturdy Fabric-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Brings Wearable Electronics One Step Closer

Researchers from KAIST demonstrated a wearable piezoelectric harvester that is highly flexible but durable thanks to a straightforward production method called hot pressing and tape…
New Cerebral Cortex Development Map produced by researchers

New Cerebral Cortex Development Map produced by researchers

Scientists used high-resolution MRI data to create a valuable new resource for the study of human brain development at key moments in utero and after…
What Causes Some Relationships to Strengthen While Others Fade

What Causes Some Relationships to Strengthen While Others Fade

Questions about the assumptions behind research conclusions are frequently raised. Two recent research on relationship satisfaction demonstrate this. One study examined trends in total couples’…
Scientists Listen in on Fat-brain Communication

Scientists Listen in on Fat-brain Communication

Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease. What did…
Towards Making Windows-Sized Semitransparent Solar Cells

Towards Making Windows-Sized Semitransparent Solar Cells

The University of Michigan has created a method to produce its extremely effective and semitransparent solar cells, which is a significant step toward delivering transparent…
Entanglement of many Atoms Discovered in Quantum Materials

Entanglement of many Atoms Discovered in Quantum Materials

Be it magnets or superconductors: materials are known for their various properties. However, these properties may change spontaneously under extreme conditions. Researchers at the Technische…
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Capture and Deactivation Medical Face Mask Membrane

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Capture and Deactivation Medical Face Mask Membrane

Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and Rollie Mills, a Ph.D. student in his lab at the University of Kentucky, have assembled a team of scientists to create…
V4046 Sagittarii – K-type main-sequence star

V4046 Sagittarii – K-type main-sequence star

V4046 Sagittarii is a constellation. It is a young binary star system made up of two K-type main-sequence stars. The two stars are approximately 271…
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