Improved polymers for lithium ion batteries pave the way for next generation of electric and hybrid cars
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The next generation of electric and hybrid cars may be a step closer thanks to new and improved polymer membranes that allow the development of bigger, safer, and more powerful lithium ion batteries, according to an article ...
Where will we find the next generation of engineers?
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A new study that examines the number of engineering graduates coming out of our nation’s engineering schools reveals a mixed picture of how prepared each state is for meeting the need for high-tech workers in the coming years.
As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger
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People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness, according to new research from the University ...
To save or savor? It's decision time for Atlantic bluefin tuna
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Giant bluefin tuna are in trouble, primarily because the powerful muscles that propel their extensive ocean migrations come with an Achilles' heel: They're tasty.
Poverty can hurt brain development
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Poverty appears to have dramatic effects on the brain development and function of young children, U.S. researchers said.
Key to controlling drug resistant bacteria
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When you check into a hospital, the odds are one in ten that you will become infected with a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a result of your stay. That is because the problem of drug-resistance has become endemic ...
Children's IQs go up when parents learn
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The IQs of preschool-aged children who belong to low-income families improved after parents took a child-learning course, University of Oregon experts said.
Very large array retooling for 21st-century science
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An international project to make the world's most productive ground-based telescope 10 times more capable has reached its halfway mark and is on schedule to provide astronomers with an extremely powerful new tool for exploring ...
Research: Wisconsin primary results could provide strong clue about Texas and Ohio primaries
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The Wisconsin primary on Tuesday could be a bellwether for primaries in Ohio and Texas, according to analysis by two University of Washington researchers. The findings indicate that in American politics, race still matters.
Researchers probe a DNA repair enzyme
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Researchers have taken the first steps toward understanding how an enzyme repairs DNA. Enzymes called helicases play a key role in human health, according to Maria Spies, a University of Illinois biochemistry ...
Scientists create gecko-inspired bandage
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MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or ...
Learning from cod collapse to save tuna
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Continued mismanagement could force some tuna populations to quickly go the way of cod, a highly threatened fishery that once helped shape economies of whole nations, leading scientists said in the symposium “Last Best Chance ...
New transportation technology for microcargoes
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Scientists in Japan are reporting the discovery of a new transportation technology for moving ultra-small cargoes in the coming generation of micromachines and laboratories-on-a-chip. The report by Kenichi Yoshikawa and colleagues ...
Girl with four kidneys plans to donate
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A teenage girl with four kidneys has decided to donate her two extra organs after the anomaly was discovered in Leeds, England.
Aussie neuroscientist tests addiction drug
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UQ pharmacy graduate Dr Selena Bartlett is starting clinical trials of a drug that could potentially curb addictions such as smoking, drinking, gambling even depression.
