“Impossible” One-Way Superconductor Breakthrough May Pave The Way For Future Computers
One-way superconductivity without using magnetic fields has been discovered by researchers, smashing a strong barrier that held superconductivity from revolutionizing the electronics industry. While this feat was previously thought impossible, the researchers used 2D quantum materials to allow electricity to flow only one way through a superconducting material without any energy loss, enabling electronics to […]
Parkinson’s Patient Can Play Golf Again Thanks To Mini Brain Implant
The first patient to receive a miniaturized brain implant to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms has described the improvements generated by the device as “amazing”. Tony Howells, who had the deep brain stimulation (DBS) system fitted in November 2020, says that he can now walk several miles at a time and even play golf, neither of […]
Some People With ADHD May Actually Have Maladaptive Daydreaming Instead, Study Suggests
Fighting dragons, visiting different planets, or just rehashing arguments in vivid replay action – daydreaming is an escape from reality and, though often hated by teachers and parents alike, it’s generally harmless. Maladaptive daydreaming (MD), however, can consume a person’s attention at the expense of everyday functioning. MD is still not recognized as a formal […]
Epigenetic Cause Of Miscarriage Identified And Cured In Mice
A cause of miscarriage and developmental abnormalities has been identified, and even cured, in a new mouse study. Published in the journal Genes and Development, the paper has discovered that the expression of a gene on the X-chromosome, which should otherwise be suppressed, may be responsible for prenatal death, at least in mice. “This study […]
Japanese Company Creates Huge VR-Piloted Robot To Work On The Railroad
A Japanese rail company has built a prototype of a gigantic robot that can carry out large-scale maintenance and building tasks. The robot, which is 32 feet (9.7 meters) tall, can be piloted by a human using VR headsets and hand controls. When it is ready – which is predicted to be sometime in 2024 […]
Man drinks a dysentery smoothie to help develop a vaccine, has a really bad time
A man has documented, in glorious detail, how he drank a dysentery smoothie as part of a human challenge trial for a potential vaccine. Shigella bacteria causes around 80–165 million cases of Shigellosis per year, and of these, it goes on to kill around 600,000 people annually, largely in areas with temperate or tropical climates. […]
Technology May Beat Biology When It Comes To Finding Alien Signatures, Scientists Argue
Our intuition that life is far more widespread in the universe than technology may be misleading us. Reconsideration could affect how resources are prioritized in one of science’s great quests. The search to find life beyond the Earth has followed two broad paths – seeking signs of intelligent life such as radio signals, or hunting […]
Second Child Death Linked To Mysterious Worldwide Hepatitis Outbreak
Health officials in Wisconsin are investigating what may be the second death in the mysterious outbreak of childhood hepatitis spreading across the world recently. The case is one of “at least four … among children in Wisconsin,” the state’s Department of Health announced Wednesday, all of whom “had severe outcomes.” One child required a liver […]
Scientists identify optimal amount of sleep to get in middle to old age
We spend on average 3,000 hours in dreamland each year – or in other words, a third of our life span between the duvet covers and the pillows – and for good reason. Sleep is linked to a range of cognitive and physiological processes in the body, and not getting enough (or sometimes even getting […]
Cancer cells break own DNA to defend against radiation
Radiation inflicts extensive damage on cells’ DNA. For many cells, the damage is too complex to repair, and the cells die–making radiotherapy a frontline cancer treatment. However, some tumor cells are resistant to radiation: They repair the inflicted damage and survive. New research, published today in Science, finds that tumor cells buy themselves time for […]