Researchers
- Science
Researchers simulate defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth
Washington: NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world’s first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth. Researchers now show that instead of leaving behind a relatively…
- Health
Hybrid sensor to help diagnose cancer developed
Moscow: A team of researchers has developed a nanophotonic-microfluidic sensor whose potential applications include cancer detection, monitoring, and treatment response assessment. The study, published in the journal Optics Letters, indicates that the…
- Science
Researchers reveal decline of diatoms due to ocean acidification
Kiel: A new study shows an unexpected negative impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on important plankton groups. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Nature’. While calcifying organisms like…
- Health
New gene-edited tomatoes could boost your Vitamin D levels
London: Finding it hard to raise levels of Vitamin D, popularly known as the sunshine vitamin? Scientists have developed gene-edited tomatoes that could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address the…
- Science
Physicists describe how certain sort of aurora on Mars forms
Iowa City: Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered how a sort of aurora on Mars forms, according to a recent study. The researchers discovered separate auroras formed by the interaction…
- Science
Researchers reveal major infrared breakthroughs can lead to solar energy at night
Parkville: Researchers have developed a device based on a technique similar to night-vision goggles that can generate electricity from heat radiation. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘ACS…
- Technology
Samsung holds 1st-ever 6G forum to discuss next gen tech
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Friday held its first 6G forum with experts from academia and industry to discuss the future of communications technologies, in a bid to lead 6G research and development…
- Science
Researchers observe increasing decline in bird population globally
New York: As per a study by Cornell University, an increasing decline in the population of birds is taking place across the globe. This study from multiple institutions was published today in…
- Health
Excess weight almost doubles risk of womb cancer, researchers find
London: New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer. The findings of the study were published in ‘BMC Medicine’. The study from the University…
- Science
Researchers develop maps of bird species to protect biodiversity
Madison: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the maps at a fine-enough resolution to help conservation managers focus their efforts where they are most likely to help birds — in individual…
- Health
Researchers find cell-derived therapy may help repair abnormal heart rhythm
Washington: Vesicles secreted from human heart cells may repair damaged tissue and prevent lethal heart rhythm disorders, according to a new study from investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The…
- Health
Researchers map first ever lung development after birth into late childhood
New York: Scientists have constructed the first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice. The map will help answer how lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the…
- Health
Ageing in human skin cells reversed by 30 years
London: UK researchers have developed a method to ‘time jump’ human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the ageing clock for cells without losing their specialised function. The team from the…
- Technology
New cheap, smartphone tech to detect dengue developed
London: An international team of researchers has developed new smartphone-powered tests for dengue fever that has significantly improved rates over lateral flow testing kits. The new diagnostic test, described in the journal…