Using X-rays to see inside the human body has revolutionised non-invasive medical diagnostics. However, the dose of X-rays required for imaging is far higher than background levels, due to the poor performance of the detector materials currently available. This can cause harm to patients, and in some cases even cancer.
Researchers have shown that the UK’s existing copper network cables can support faster internet speeds, but only to a limit. They say additional investment is urgently needed if the government is serious about its commitment to making high-speed internet available to all.
Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of lack of reproducibility is one of the biggest crises facing modern science.
Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel.
Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly diseases.
Illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason as humans – it misdirects the expected outcomes of actions they can carry out.
Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.
Researchers have discovered how a South African daisy makes fake lady flies on its petals to trick male flies into pollinating it.
At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
PhD student Rishabh Datta seeks to further understanding of astrophysical phenomena.
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.
The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.
Following cataract removal, some of the brain’s visual pathways seem to be more malleable than previously thought.
SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.
Earth will meet a similar fate in 5 billion years.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans than soybean crops that are not planted near pollinator habitat.
Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.
Warmer and wetter weather inevitably means the return of mosquitos and their insatiable thirst for blood.