Start-up develops 'living coffin'

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) student start-up Loop has developed a living coffin…

Households in 4 major cities report 'serious financial problems'

At least half of households in the four largest U.S. cities—New York , Los Angeles, Chicago,…

New research reveals what makes condos sell

Physical features such as construction materials, interior finishes and air conditioning are better determinants of how…

Uranian moons in new light

More than 230 years ago astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus and two of its…

Millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations detected in an X-ray binary

Astronomers from Australia and Taiwan report the discovery of millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in a neutron-star low-mass…

Some but not all US metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study

Some but not all U.S. metro areas could grow all the food they need locally, according…

Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have discovered the…

A new way of combating fungal infections

In agriculture, fungicides are used to combat fungal infections, and in medicine, antimycotics—both of which have…

Food mechanics recipe to serve up healthy food that lasts

QUT researchers are working to design faster, cheaper, and better ways to store food. …

Detection of endocrine disruptors in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque

A new study of the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) as a model animal for the fetal…