New smart plastics could harness unusual properties of auxetic materials
New advances in 3D printed 'smart' plastics with unusual deformation properties could lead to a new generation of materials designed to monitor their own condition in real time.
Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode the genome of the virus responsible for the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Switzerland. The genetic material of the virus reveals that it had already developed key adaptations to humans at the outset of what became the deadliest influenza pandemic in history.
Alive and kicking: study highlights benefits of extra scan for pregnant women
An extra ultrasound scan for pregnant women who think their baby's movements have reduced results in fewer complications in labour, according to an international study by experts in the Netherlands and Manchester.
Cleaner, cheaper way to make lithium-ion batteries
Error loading page resources. Please try to reload the page to display it correctly. A team of McGill researchers, working with colleagues in the United States and South Korea, has developed a new way to make high-performance lithium-ion battery materials that could help phase out expensive and/or difficult-to-source metals like nickel and cobalt.
Over 400 different types of nerve cell have been grown - far more than ever before
For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully produced hundreds of different types of nerve cell from human stem cells in Petri dishes. In the future, it will thus be possible to investigate neurological disorders using cell cultures instead of animal testing.
First test for early detection of multiple sclerosis
A research team at the Medical University of Vienna has developed a blood test that allows the identification of individuals at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) with a high degree of certainty years before the onset of symptoms. As a result, in the future, diagnostic and therapeutic measures could be taken early enough to delay or even prevent the onset of the disease. The corresponding research has just been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Neandertal variant reduces activity of a key muscle enzyme
New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle performance. To the point. Reduced enzyme activity: The Neandertal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25 percent in laboratory-produced proteins and by up to 80 percent in the muscles of genetically engineered mice.
Cells protect themselves better than expected - new discovery reveals surprising defence strategy
An international research team led by scientists from SickKids Hospital in Toronto, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dalhousie University, the University of Exeter (UK) and the Medical University of Vienna has uncovered a previously unknown protective strategy of cells. The study, published in the top journal Science, shows how two cell compartments - mitochondria and peroxisomes - work directly together to defend themselves against so-called "oxidative stress factors".
Good professional advice means women more likely to use contraception after giving birth
More than half of people who have given birth are not using contraception two months later despite the risk that back-to-back pregnancies can pose, a new UCL study shows.
Unexpected vulnerability of Meuse after summer high water 2021
The extreme summer high water of July 2021 showed how vulnerable and unpredictable the Meuse (Maas) is. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (Hermjan Barneveld and Ton Hoitink) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Willem Toonen), among others, discovered that the bottom of the Maas changed drastically in a short time.
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'Every donation counts' - Blood bank at Leipzig University Hospital urgently seeks blood donors

Measuring Air Pollutants in Real Time: ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Physicist

Black holes discovery to be revealed at gravitational waves conference in Glasgow
Climate adaptation for the barn of the future: New 'Center for Sustainable Animal Husbandry' founded

Canadian quantum talent helps drive global research to certify quantum communications

Ireland's only protected insect stars in new comic to spotlight importance of the bioeconomy
ULB's Cellule Europe organizes a CIVIS Staff Week on European project management
How tropical plants keep ant rivals peacefully apart by giving them separate 'flats'