Artificial vision systems have been studied for years and one, called the Argus II, even reached the market and was installed in the eyes of about 400 people. But that product was later withdrawn after it proved to be a money-loser, according to…
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Are cancer surgeries removing the body’s secret weapon against cancer?
A research group led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) has uncovered new details about how lymph nodes help the body fight persistent infections and cancer by coordinating key immune cell activity.
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Scientists build record-breaking particle engine hotter than Sun’s core
A team of scientists claims it has created the world’s hottest engine.
The innovative engine runs at temperatures higher than the sun’s core. It is also made up of a tiny, microscopic particle suspended at a low pressure using electrical…
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Guava yields in South Asia shrink due to unpredictable heat & rainfall
Guava farmer Haralal Halder, in his 45 years of farming profession in coastal Bangladesh, had never experienced a drought-like spell with soaring temperatures during April-May period, the flowering season, until the past couple of years. In 2023…
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US Army to test tech that turns thin air into clean drinking water
The US Army has partnered with a global sustainability transition company to develop a new technology that harnesses waste heat to produce clean drinking water from thin air.
For the project, the US Army Engineer Research and Development…
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Grid cells create multiple local maps rather than single global system for spatial navigation, study finds
Grid cells are a class of specialized neurons in a brain region called the entorhinal cortex, which is known to support spatial navigation and some memory processes. Past neuroscience studies have found that as humans and other animals move in…
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3D printed antenna arrays for flexible wireless systems
Researchers built a chip-sized processor and 3D-printed copper antenna arrays that could enable flexible, wearable wireless systems for auto, aviation, and space.
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Unmasking the culprits of battery failure with a graphene mesosponge
Researchers synthesized a graphene mesosponge to pinpoint the cause of battery failure, so that we can fix the root cause of their instability.
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About 9 in 10 haven't heard of condition that affects nearly 90% of U.S. adults, survey reveals
Around nine in 10 U.S. adults have not heard of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, a newly defined health condition affecting nearly 90% of adults that includes heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity, according to a new…
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Neural network trained to classify crystal structure errors in MOF and other databases | Research
A neural network promises to improve the fidelity of crystal structure databases for metal–organic frameworks (MOF) by detecting and classifying structural errors.1 The approach, which flags entries with proton omissions, charge imbalances and…