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- Researchers develop smart micro-robots that can adapt to their surroundings January 18, 2019One day, hospital patients might be able to ingest tiny robots that deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue, thanks to research being carried out at EPFL and ETH Zurich.
- Classic double-slit experiment in a new light January 18, 2019An international research team led by physicists from the University of Cologne has implemented a new variant of the basic double-slit experiment using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at the European Synchrotron ESRF in Grenoble. This new variant offers a deeper understanding of the electronic structure of solids. Writing in Science Advances, the research group have […]
- Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time January 18, 2019MIT researchers have developed a way to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), a technique used to study the structure and composition of many kinds of molecules, including proteins linked to Alzheimer's and other diseases.
- NASA and China collaborate on Moon mission January 18, 2019The space agencies of the United States and China are in touch and coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday as it navigates a strict legal framework aimed at preventing technology transfer to China.
- Barcelona taxis go on strike, block major street January 18, 2019Dozens of taxis in Barcelona started an indefinite strike on Friday, blocking a major thoroughfare in protest against online ride-hailing services like Uber.
- Free public transport is great news for the environment but it's no silver bullet January 18, 2019When Luxembourg announced recently that all public transport in the country will be free from next year, this radical move was received with astonishment. After all, most nations would surely shy away from putting such strain on public finances and from antagonising those taxpayers who don't use public transport.
- As shutdown drags on, scientists scramble to keep insects, plants and microbes alive January 18, 2019Three days a week, Don Weber shows up to work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture campus in Beltsville, Md. The parking lot is empty and the hallways are dark. Like other federal facilities across the country, the lab is closed because of the partial government shutdown.
- Man-made chemicals in our environment cause 'worrying' changes in sheep livers January 18, 2019Exposure to man-made chemicals found all around us has caused 'worrying' changes in sheep livers, according to the researchers behind a new study.
- Data breaches are inevitable – here's how to protect yourself anyway January 18, 2019It's tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more – breached and stolen in recent years. But that's not realistic – nor is the idea of going offline entirely. In any case, […]
- Government can't force people to unlock phones using facial recognition, fingerprints: Federal judge January 18, 2019A federal judge in Oakland ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot force people to use biometric features such as facial-recognition to unlock their phones and other devices in a case that highlights the fight between Big Tech and law enforcement over users' privacy.