Dermatology researchers at Henry Ford Health System, in collaboration with a team at the University of Michigan, have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated for reuse using ultraviolet-C light (UV-C),…
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Using Google Glass, a team of researchers is developing a 'smart' portable system that will use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure (more…)
Brain specialisations such as improved vision preceded the development of large brains in primates, our closest cousins, confirms a new study. "It may be that these early specialisations allowed primate brains to…
Dermatology researchers at Henry Ford Health System, in collaboration with a team at the University of Michigan, have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated…
With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering. Next to a single-use N95 respirator…
The UN’s criteria for individual rights and fairness form the basis for a newly-published critique of COVID-19 contact-tracing app guidelines for Europe, and of apps already being used by millions in Austria…
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development" (more…)
The Delhi Metro museum on Thursday organised a workshop for children undergoing treatment for cancer (more…)
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Google has changed its approach to marketing its Glass programme. It sees the future of…
Engineers have developed a unique smartphone that is unhackable and built from a special metal…
A new study suggests that trained German shepherd dogs can sniff out…
Preventing the horrific mortality and ill health consequences of COVID-19 infection poses a huge and…
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To know precisely where agricultural land is located for regional and global food security planning,…
New research has revealed the crystal structure of a key protein, TSPO, which is associated with several forms of anxiety…
Researchers have managed to unboil an ordinary boiled egg, and the results may have implications for cancer treatments (more…)
Researchers at the University of Warwick in Britain have developed a new "triggered-release" mechanism that could improve (more…)
All the countries who signed up to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change complied with their emission targets,…
The more diverse your diet, the better are your chances of staying healthy for long, says a study (more…)
Stanford University today announced that it has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda…
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College students face a higher risk of being stalked than the general public, says a US-based study. (more…)
Today's Venus is a hellish world with temperatures reaching 462 degrees Celsius at its surface and almost not water vapour,…
The mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres are only reflections of the sun's light on reflective material on…
Scientists may be one step closer to solving some of the biggest mysteries of the universe as a neutrino experiment…
In what could be a perfect desktop or smartphone screensaver for millions on the Earth, NASA's Curiosity rover has recorded…
NASA scientists are now convinced that extraterrestrial life is a fact (more…)