Eating beans improves gut health, regulates immune and inflammatory processes in colorectal cancer survivors
From University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 04/12/23 Incorporating navy beans into the diet of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors has the potential to positively impact both gut and host health. This is achieved by modulating markers linked to obesity and disease, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer […]
Photonic chip that ‘fits together like Lego’ opens door to semiconductor industry
From University of Sydney 03/12/23 Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have invented a compact silicon semiconductor chip that integrates electronics with photonic, or light, components. The new technology significantly expands radio-frequency (RF) bandwidth and the ability to accurately control information flowing through the unit. Expanded bandwidth means more information can flow through […]
Nanowire network mimics brain, learns handwriting with 93.4% accuracy
From UCLA 29/11/23 FINDINGS An experimental computing system, modeled after the biological brain, achieved a 93.4% accuracy in identifying handwritten numbers. This success is attributed to a novel training algorithm providing real-time feedback during the learning process. This algorithm surpassed the accuracy of traditional machine-learning methods, which train after processing batches of data, achieving only […]
Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
From Kyoto University 02/12/23 Micrometeorites originating from icy celestial bodies in the outer Solar System may be responsible for transporting nitrogen to the near-Earth region in the early days of our solar system. That discovery was published today in Nature Astronomy by an international team of researchers, including University of Hawai’i at Mānoa scientists, led […]
MRI reveals brain activity behind fanaticism
From Radiological Society of North America 01/12/23 Soccer fans exhibit different patterns of brain activation while watching a match that may trigger positive and negative emotions and behaviors, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The researchers say the implication of these findings […]
Passive self-closing flood barrier uses floodwater to raise it into position
From Superinnovators 01/12/23 Dutch company Hyflo manufactures a patented Self Closing Flood Barrier system that uses floodwater and buoyancy to raise it in to position – once the water has gone the barrier descends back into the ground. One of the earliest deployments was in 1999 at a pharmaceutical factory in Netherlands, with Hyflo established […]
KERI’s metamaterial, stretchable and efficient wearable thermoelectric energy harvester!
From National Research Council of Science & Technology 29/11/23 A team of Dr. Hyekyoung Choi and Min Ju Yun from Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed advanced thermoelectric generator technology. This technology uses ‘mechanical metamaterials’, which are artificially designed materials not found in nature. Usually, materials shrink vertically when stretched horizontally, like a rubber […]
Discovery of structural regularity hidden in silica glass
From Tohoku University 30/11/23 Glass is a fundamental material used in insulation and in the screens of computers and smartphones. Despite its long history, the disordered atomic structure of glass is still not fully understood by scientists. This lack of understanding makes it difficult to control glass’s structural properties and design efficient materials. A research […]
Sophisticated swarming: Bacteria support each other across generations
From University of Basel 30/11/23 When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers at the University of Basel have been able to demonstrate this for the first time using a newly developed method. This innovative technique enables the tracking of gene expression during the development of bacterial communities over space and […]
Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness – study
From University of Birmingham 30/11/23 Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interact with the space around them, according to new research from the University of Birmingham. The findings, published today (21 November 2023) in Scientific Reports, shed new light on how self-awareness develops. Experts from the Birmingham […]