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Fungi-based meat alternatives to help save Earth’s forests
The substitution of ruminant meat with microbial protein could considerably reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of the food system.
Joseph Shavit
May 5, 2022


Study shows significant benefits of exercise on fatty liver disease
Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body, study finds.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


Light-powered ‘Optical Computers’ just took a major leap forward
Researchers developed light-operated perovskite optoelectronic logic gate. Enabled all 5 basic logic operations with one optical-logic gate.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


Gut microbes could reverse your brain's age-related deterioration
A novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans
One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision. This is all down to our sense of touch.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


'Gravity Telescopes' are 1,000x more precise than current technologies
A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford scientists could enable astronomical imaging far more advanced than any present today.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


The amazing benefits from three seconds of weightlifting a day
Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study from ECU has discovered.
Joseph Shavit
May 3, 2022


Fermilab researchers achieve quantum teleportation
Scientists are edging closer to making a super-secure, super-fast quantum internet possible having teleported quantum data over 27 miles.
Joseph Shavit
May 3, 2022


Chasing the blue whale -- the endangered sea giant
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever existed, weighting as much as two thousand people together.
Joseph Shavit
May 3, 2022


Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
Joseph Shavit
May 3, 2022


New mobile app helps reduce lower back pain
Back problems are among the most common causes of sick leave. Worldwide, back pain is the most common cause of disability.
Joseph Shavit
May 2, 2022


The 'Ultimate Theory of Reality' is one step closer
Physicists found a novel connection between two weird quantum phenomena–superposition and entanglement and their impact on cryptography.
Joseph Shavit
May 2, 2022


New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis
Researchers have demonstrated Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions that correspond to Earth’s magnetosphere.
Joseph Shavit
May 2, 2022


What are the most common children’s first words, according to largest ever global study
Children learn demonstratives that call others’ attention to objects – such as ‘this/that’ and ‘here/there’ – at extremely young ages.
Joshua Shavit
May 1, 2022


Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water
Hydrogen and oxygen escaping from Earth’s upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 30, 2022


Prehistoric marine giants found 2,800 meters above sea level
The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago and weighed 80 tons.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 30, 2022


Was the biblical city of Sodom actually destroyed by an exploding meteor?
Could the biblical description of the destruction of Sodom be explained by an exploding meteor? Excavation of the site began in 1985.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 30, 2022


New theory solves the mystery of how our solar system evolved
Researchers at MSU, China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 29, 2022


Wallpaper your room with new paper-thin speaker techology
MIT researchers have developed an ultrathin loudspeaker that can turn any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 29, 2022


New miniature heart could help speed heart disease cures
There’s no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can’t pop it out, take a look, then put it back
Joseph Shavit
Apr 29, 2022
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