A simple combination of molecules converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons, which could potentially be used to treat stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain injuries. …read more Source:: Science
Day: February 7, 2019
Scientists develop first fabric to automatically cool or insulate depending on conditions
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•Researchers have engineered a new fabric from synthetic yarn with a carbon nanotube coating that is activated by temperature and humidity, releasing heat in warm humid conditions and trapping heat …read more Source:: Science
Fish Appear to Recognize Themselves in the Mirror
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•The cleaner wrasse fish (Labroides dimidiatus), responds to its reflection and attempts to remove marks on its body during the mirror test — a method considered the gold standard for …read more Source:: Science
Charting a path to cheaper flexible solar cells
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•Researchers have reported new findings about perovskite solar cells that could lead the way to devices that perform better. …read more Source:: Science
Periodic table still influencing today’s research
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•This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table, and the principles that drove Dmitri Mendeleev to construct his table are still influencing today’s research advances. …read more Source:: Science
A thousand new objects and phenomena in night sky
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•The Zwicky Transient Facility, based at the Palomar Observatory, has identified over a thousand new objects and phenomena in the night sky, including more than 1,100 new supernovae and 50 …read more Source:: Science