No such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients

Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk…

Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers

Engineers print 3D blocks based on theoretical tubulanes and find they’re nearly as hard as diamond. …

Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered

Solar cells based on perovskites have reached enormously high efficiencies within only a few years. Those…

Asteroids 2019 VB5 and VF5 flew past Earth within 1 lunar distance

Two newly discovered Apollo-class asteroids designated 2019 VB5 and VF5 flew past Earth within 1 lunar…

Explosion in Tianjin Port enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition over the Bohai Sea

Total production and the scale of industrial enterprises in China have expanded greatly since late 1970s.…

The smell of old books could help preserve them

Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant (almonds, caramel and chocolate)…

Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered

A team has demonstrated that hybrid halide perovskites crystallize without an inversion center. Interactions between the…

Leukaemia cells can transform into non-cancerous cells through epigenetic changes

Researchers have discovered that a leukemic cell is capable of transforming into a non-cancerous cell through…

Spot the difference: Two identical-looking bird species with very different genes

While reports of species going extinct are sadly becoming common, an international team of scientists has…

World's oldest glue used from prehistoric times till the days of the Gauls

By studying artefacts that date back to the first 6 centuries AD through the lens of…