KATHMANDU, March 20 — The American Physical Society’s (APS) Global Physics Summit wrapped up in Nepal on Thursday, bringing together scientists, researchers and policymakers to discuss advances in physics and their role in addressing global…
How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly…
Few animals are more problematic than the tiny African insect known to English speakers as the tsetse fly. This is the carrier of “sleeping sickness,” an often deadly neurological illness in humans, as well as…
Study says early mediation leads to better outcomes
Singapore--- A new study from researchers at Singapore Management University (SMU) has identified three crucial factors that influence the likelihood of a case being settled through mediation. According to the study, to be published in…
Scientists test material that shows promise for flexible…
HOUSTON – Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant "rebar graphene" is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene. Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. On the two-dimensional scale, the material is stronger than steel,…
Researchers successfully transplant bioengineered lungs in pig
[caption id="attachment_15743" align="alignnone" width="665"] A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch have bioengineered lungs and transplanted them into adult pigs with no medical complication. Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at…