Osaka, Japan – Mitochondria are constantly dividing and fusing within our cells, reshaping themselves to keep up with the cell’s changing needs. Sometimes, though, things go awry and mitochondria can grow abnormally long. Are these…
Videos can help infants to learn the communicable…
Children can learn things very quickly. A new paper in the journal Child Development stated that children under two years old can learn certain communication skills from a video, such as how to use signs in…
Improvements in Transistors Will Make Flexible Plastic Computers…
Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science revealed that improvements should soon be expected in the manufacture of transistors that can be used, for example, to make flexible, paper-thin computer screens. [caption id="attachment_2259" align="alignright"…
The seeing power of frogs
A quantum light source proves that light-sensitive cells in frog eyes can detect single photons Miniature light detectors in frog eyes known as retinal rod cells are directly and unambiguously shown to detect single photons…
Oils, fats innovation: use of nanotechnology in cosmetics…
The use of oils and fats has been successfully diversified, resulting in an innovation formulated through nanotechnology that is beneficial to pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. [caption id="attachment_2253" align="alignright" width="300"] Professor Dr Mahiran Basri[/caption] A Faculty…