Digital relay baton enables remote crowd cheering of athletes
This is a digital relay baton developed by Lancaster University researchers.
Credit: Dr Franco Curmi
The loneliness of the long distance runner could soon be a...
Bacteria self-organize to build working sensors
Black dots mark gold nanoparticles that have been attracted to the surface of pressure-sensitive domes constructed by engineered bacteria.
Credit: Will (Yangxiaolu) Cao, Duke University
Researchers...
Amazon farmers discovered the secret of domesticating wild rice 4,000 years ago
Monte Castelo excavation in progress -- collecting samples.
Credit: University of Exeter
Amazonian farmers discovered how to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more...
Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic
Wind farm in sea. (Stock image)
Credit: © StockphotoVideo / Fotolia
There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North...
In-utero treatment reverses cleft palate in mice
Cleft palate in a Pax9-/- embryo.
Credit: Rena D'Souza
Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate...
Farsighted children struggle with attention, study finds
Child at eye sight test. (Stock image)
Credit: © famveldman / Fotolia
Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put...
What soot-covered, hundred-year-old birds can tell us about saving the environment
Horned Larks from The Field Museum's collections, with gray birds from the turn of the century and cleaner birds from more recent years when...
Solar energy: Prototype shows how tiny photodetectors can double their efficiency
This image shows an energy diagram of the WSe2-MoSe2 device. When a photon (1) strikes the WSe2 layer, it knocks loose an electron (2),...
Violent helium reaction on white dwarf surface triggers supernova explosion
Upper panels show the first two-days observations of a peculiar type Ia supernova, MUSSES1604D, with Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam (left and middle) and follow-up observations with...
Study: Yoga helps back pain among veterans
A San Diego VA study among Veterans with chronic low back pain found that those who completed a 12-week yoga program had better scores...
Nanosat fleet proposed for voyage to 300 asteroids
Artist’s concept of the spacecraft.
Credit: FMI
A fleet of tiny spacecraft could visit over 300 asteroids in just over three years, according to a mission...
