From the spatter analysis made famous in the TV show Dexter to the frequent DNA profiling…
Month: June 2018
Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance
Researchers more than doubled the ability of a material to convert heat into electricity, which could…
‘Green’-feed: Industrial microbes could feed cattle, pigs, chicken
Today, producing feed for pigs, cattle and chicken causes immense impacts for the climate and the…
Birds have time-honored traditions, too
By faithfully copying the most popular songs, swamp sparrows create time-honored song traditions that can be…
Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression
New research demonstrates that an interactive therapy involving parents and their depressed preschoolers can reduce rates…
A dual-therapy approach to boost motor recovery after a stroke
Scientists have shown that combining a brain-computer interface (BCI) with functional electrical stimulation (FES) can help…
Controlling robots with brainwaves and hand gestures
System enables people to correct robot mistakes on multi-choice problems.
Surgery in space
With renewed public interest in manned space exploration comes the potential need to diagnose and treat…
Do bats adapt to gates at abandoned mines?
Abandoned mines can serve as roost sites for bats, but because the mines pose serious risks…
Chemical ‘caryatids’ improve the stability of metal-organic frameworks
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials that can change the way we capture carbon, filter water,…