A research team has invented a semiconductor quantum well system that can efficiently cool electronic devices…
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Fathers-to-be should avoid alcohol six months before conception
Aspiring parents should both avoid drinking alcohol prior to conception to protect against congenital heart defects. …
Tooth loss associated with higher risk of heart disease
Adults who have lost teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing…
In Russia, declines in alcohol consumption and mortality have gone hand in hand
Since the early 2000s, Russia has seen significant declines in overall alcohol consumption, and a new…
The right carbon tax to reduce the impact of transport in Switzerland
Using macroeconomic modeling, EPFL researchers have identified the most effective carbon tax for Switzerland to meet…
If warming exceeds 2 C, Antarctica's melting ice sheets could raise seas 20 meters in coming centuries
We know that our planet has experienced warmer periods in the past, during the Pliocene geological…
Space can solve our looming resource crisis—but the space industry itself must be sustainable
Australia’s space industry is set to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector that could provide tens of…
Nearly a decade in the making, exoplanet-hunting instrument installed in Hawaii
A top a dormant volcano in Hawaii, an extremely delicate instrument—designed to help scientists find distant…
New materials to help stop lithium-ion battery fires, explosions and improve battery performance
From automobiles and planes to laptops and e-bikes, lithium-ion batteries have been blamed for causing fires…
'Tumors in Space' project studies cancer risk of cosmic radiation
Can weightlessness stop cancer from growing? One of the nine research projects that has been given…