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New Material enables improved Hydrogen-based Batteries and Fuel Cells
Chemistry

New Material enables improved Hydrogen-based Batteries and Fuel Cells

Typically, researchers look for materials that can improve critical components of hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells, like the electrolytes, catalysts, and membranes. Improving these components…
Soft Robotic, Wearable Gadget aids Walking for people with Parkinson’s Disease
Technology

Soft Robotic, Wearable Gadget aids Walking for people with Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers used a soft, wearable robot to help a Parkinson’s patient walk without freezing. The robotic garment, placed around the hips and thighs, provides a…
Using Idle Trucks to Generate Clean Energy for the Grid
Technology

Using Idle Trucks to Generate Clean Energy for the Grid

Researchers are using idle electric vehicles as mobile generators to assist power overworked and aging electrical systems. After assessing energy consumption on Alberta’s power system…
New Soft Robots Orbit like Moons, Spin like Tops, and Roll like Tires
Technology

New Soft Robots Orbit like Moons, Spin like Tops, and Roll like Tires

Researchers have created a novel soft robot design that performs three simultaneous behaviors: rolling ahead, spinning like a record, and orbiting around a center point.…
Artificial Intelligence Facilitates Advancements in Wireless Communications
Technology

Artificial Intelligence Facilitates Advancements in Wireless Communications

A new wave of communication technology is rapidly approaching, and UBC Okanagan researchers are looking into ways to configure next-generation mobile networks. Dr. Anas Chaaban…
Deep Neural Networks show potential as Models for Human Hearing
Neuroscience

Deep Neural Networks show potential as Models for Human Hearing

In the broadest investigation yet of deep neural networks trained to perform auditory tasks, researchers discovered that the majority of these models develop internal representations…
New discovery may Improve Regenerative Cardiac Therapy
Health

New discovery may Improve Regenerative Cardiac Therapy

Researchers have identified RBFox1 as a crucial intrinsic regulator of heart muscle cell maturation, addressing a critical constraint in cardiac regenerative therapy and disease models…
Memory Study – Breathing during Sleep Influences Memory Processes
Neuroscience

Memory Study – Breathing during Sleep Influences Memory Processes

Researchers at LMU, the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and the University of Oxford studied how sleep impacts memory. They discovered a relationship between…
Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acids may Slow Fatal Pulmonary Fibrosis
Health

Healthy Omega-3 Fatty Acids may Slow Fatal Pulmonary Fibrosis

Higher levels of omega-3, a healthy lipid found in fish and nuts, were linked to improved lung function and prolonged transplant-free longevity. Could the good…
The Silent Killer becomes Louder as the Danger of High Blood Pressure Rises
Health

The Silent Killer becomes Louder as the Danger of High Blood Pressure Rises

Researchers discovered a rise in the demand for emergency dialysis as well as an increasing mortality rate among those hospitalized for dangerously high blood pressure.…
Understanding the Danger of Cell Therapy for Cardiac Repair
Health

Understanding the Danger of Cell Therapy for Cardiac Repair

According to a recent study from the Universities of Surrey and Oxford, a type of cell that plays an important part in tissue healing following…
Researchers discover a Way to Avoid Cognitive impairment following Radiation
Neuroscience

Researchers discover a Way to Avoid Cognitive impairment following Radiation

Researchers at the University of Rochester’s Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience discovered that microglia, the brain’s immune cells, can cause cognitive abnormalities following radiation exposure…
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