While humans are now scarce in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, continued studies–including a just-published camera study–validate findings that wildlife populations are abundant at the site. The camera study is the …read more Source:: Science
Day: April 18, 2016
Nanoparticle acts like Trojan horse to halt asthma
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•In a new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell, to convince the immune system not …read more Source:: Science
Dinosaurs ‘already in decline’ before asteroid apocalypse
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•Dinosaurs were already in an evolutionary decline tens of millions of years before the meteorite impact that finally finished them off, new research has found. …read more Source:: Science
Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery
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•An unexpected discovery has led to a zinc-manganese oxide rechargeable battery that’s as inexpensive as conventional car batteries, but has a much higher energy density. …read more Source:: Science
98 percent cure rate for prostate cancer using stereotactic body radiation therapy, research shows
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•A new study — the first trial to publish five-year results from SBRT treatment for prostate cancer — found a 98.6 percent cure rate with SBRT, a noninvasive form of …read more Source:: Science
Glowing nanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells
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•Physicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one day harvest heat in the dark and turn it …read more Source:: Science
How children perceive faces: Seven-year-olds show different brain activities than adults
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•Humans are experts in facial perception. But not from birth. At which point do children become as skilled at it as adults? Fifteen children took part in a new study …read more Source:: Science