New microchip links two Nobel Prize-winning techniques
Physicists have built a new technology on a microchip by combining two Nobel Prize-winning techniques. This microchip could measure distances in materials at high...
Next epidemic could be spotted early in wastewater
Researchers behind the UK's first pilot public health surveillance system based on analysis of wastewater say that routine monitoring at sewage treatment works could...
New invention: The oxygen-ion battery
An oxygen-ion-battery has been invented, based on ceramic materials. If it degrades, it can be regenerated, therefore it potentially has an extremely long lifespan....
Observing group-living animals with drones and computer vision
New method to study the movement, behaviour, and environmental context of group-living animals using drones and computer vision.
Turn off porch light to aid caterpillars — and safeguard backyard ecosystems
Moderate levels of artificial light at night -- like the fixture illuminating your backyard -- bring more caterpillar predators and reduce the chance that...
Researchers get to the ‘bottom’ of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated
Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to their ability to suck water from the air...
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
Scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
The devil is in the details: Re-imagining fertilizer precursor synthesis
Researchers have improved the Faradaic efficiency of the nitrogen reduction reaction into ammonia by straightforward optimization of chemical process parameters. They found that trace...
Changing temperatures increase pesticide risk to bees
Temperature influences how badly pesticides affect bees' behavior, suggesting uncertain impacts under climate change, according to a new study.
Synthesis gas and battery power from sunlight energy
Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers have applied this principle as the basis for developing new sustainable processes which in...
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