Animal teamwork: Bees, bats and birds work together to promote macadamia production

Environment - Nov 5
Environment

Press release: Animal teamwork: Bees, bats and birds work together to boost macadamia production International research team investigates sustainable increase in macadamia nut production. An international research team led by the Universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim has gained new insights into how the interaction between bees, bats and birds significantly increases the quantity and quality of macadamia nuts.

Health - Nov 5

’We were frontline workers in the community’ - study finds pandemic contribution from voluntary sector is ’under-valued’

Health

A study has found that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector played a 'crucial' role supporting Greater Manchester communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine r

Physics - Nov 5

Researchers analyze the directional "picoantenna-like" behavior of tunnel junctions formed by surface defects at the atomic scale

Physics

News Researchers analyze the directional peak-antenna-like behavior of tunnel junctions formed by surface defects at the atomic scale The profile of light collected with tunneling microscopes changes when the tip is placed on an atomic step.

Physics - Nov 5

How one UIC student is proposing to advance science of superconductivity 

New materials designed by a University of Illinois Chicago graduate student may help scientists meet one of today's biggest challenges: building superconductors that operate at normal temperatures and pressures.

Pharmacology - Nov 5

New active substance for the treatment of acute sudden hearing loss

A research team led by MedUni Vienna has investigated AC102, a new active substance that offers hope of an effective treatment for acute sudden hearing loss. The latest results have been published in the scientific journal "Cell Death & Disease". Initial findings from preclinical trials could represent a significant advancement in the treatment of acute hearing disorders.

Sport - Nov 5

Long, silent history of sports concussion

University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma crisis has a long and complex past.

Mobile genetic elements key to defense against bacteriophages identified

Life Sciences

Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) have revealed that pipolins, mobile genetic elements present in bacteria, contain numerous defense systems against bacteriophages.

Pharmacology - Nov 5

Enzyme engineering has the potential to drive green, more efficient drug manufacturing

Pharmacology

Researchers have found a new way to use biocatalysis to improve the production of critical raw materials required for essential drugs, making the process quicker, more efficient, and environmentally friendly.

Oxford space lab experiment heads to International Space Station

Astronomy & Space

The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) have been launched and are on their way to the International Space Station, where they will be used to study the effects of space microgravity on the human ageing process.

Innovation - Nov 5

Record broken for the longest Hyperloop trial at EPFL

Innovation

As part of the LIMITLESS project, scientists from EPFL, HEIG-VD and Swisspod have completed the longest-ever vacuum capsule journey in Europe's first operational Hyperloop test facility.

Campus - Nov 5

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don't form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

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