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  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that is designed to perform variety of chemical and biological analyses in very small spaces. The sensor's small size means that it could potentially be used inside blood vessels. With additional development, the sensor might be used to detect specific chemicals, DNA molecules or viruses. "Our new fiber sensor has a simple structure and is inexpensive to make while being small enough for highly sensitive measurement in narrow a ... read more |
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Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded researchResearch Triangle Park NC (SPX) Mar 18, 2018 U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process for engineering next-generation soft materials with embedded chemical networks that mimic the behavior of neural tissue. ... more  
New model links yellow fever in Africa to climate, environmentWashington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on climate, particularly rainfall and temperature which can impact both mosquito life cycle and viral replication. ... more  
Saving lives with platypus milkCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 A breakthrough by Australian scientists has brought the introduction of an unlikely hero in the global fight against antibiotic resistance a step closer; the humble platypus. Due to its unique featu ... more 
Changed Man With 'Space Genes': Alterations in US Astronaut's Body Startled NASAWashington (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2018 After a year in space International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Scott Kelly returned home slimmer, taller and with younger cells. However, some changes were not for the better. NASA research ... more |
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Reaching new heights in laser-accelerated ion energyStrathclyde UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 A laser-driven ion acceleration scheme, developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde, could lead to compact ion sources for established and innovative applications in science, medicine ... more  
UN chief calls for access for further aid convoys in SyriaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 6, 2018 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for aid convoys to have immediate access in Syria a day after air strikes cut short deliveries of food and medicine to Eastern Ghouta. ... more  
Mobile network equipment makers eye 5G windfallBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2018 Struggling mobile network equipment makers are eyeing a possible boom in business from the first rollout of super-fast 5G wireless networks. ... more 
DARPA Names Researchers Working to Halt Outbreaks in 60 Days or LessWashington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 The increasing threat of infectious diseases is intensifying the need for breakthrough technologies and capabilities to protect first responders and equip them with therapeutics that can halt the im ... more 
New technology may protect troops from blast-induced brain injuryBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 Researchers from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device ... more |
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Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in spaceParis (ESA) Feb 22, 2018 Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness - causing back pain and making it difficult to fit into spacesuits. Astronauts may be more likely to suffer from 'slipped discs' after landing. ... more  |
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Zika virus could help combat brain cancerSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 22, 2018 Zika virus, feared for causing microcephaly in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy by attacking the cells that will give rise to the fetus's cerebral cortex, could be an alternative ... more 
Scientists develop biocompatible anti-burn nanofibersMoscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 A group of NUST MISIS's young scientists, for the very first time in Russia, has presented a new therapeutic material based on nanofibers made of polycaprolactone modified with a thin-film antibacte ... more 
Repetition key to self-healing, flexible medical devicesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and biotechnology experts, who looked at material inspired b ... more 
New malleable 'electronic skin' self-healable, recyclableBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable "electronic skin" that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic deve ... more
China confirms first human case of H7N4 bird fluHong Kong (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the mainland during the busy Lunar New Year holiday. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A former justice of the US Supreme Court - guardian of the country's Constitution - appealed on Tuesday for the repeal of the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
John Paul Stevens made the call in an op-ed in The New York Times three days after the "March for Our Lives," nationwide protests that were the largest in support of gun control for nearly two decades.
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2018 
Indra has been awarded a contract for implementing four new Uplink Stations (ULS), thus expanding the ground segment of the European global positioning system, Galileo. Awarded by the company Thales Alenia Space (France), this contract also includes maintenance and upgrades for all Uplink stations.
The new stations will join the ten uplink stations that Indra has already put into service a ... more |
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 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Mar 26, 2018 
Around 7,600 years ago, the emergence of agricultural settlements in Southeastern Europe and subsequent progress of civilization suddenly came to a standstill. This was most likely caused by an abrupt sea level rise in the northern Aegean Sea.
Researchers of the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, the Goethe University in Frankfurt and the University of Toronto have now d ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 26, 2018 
Scientists at Rice University are trying to measure the impact of Hurricane Harvey on fire ant populations, an invasive species common throughout the South.
Previous studies suggest invasive species take over and thrive in damaged ecosystems. Hurricane Harvey offered ecologists another chance to test the theory.
"Hurricane Harvey was, among other things, a grand ecological experi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on climate, particularly rainfall and temperature which can impact both mosquito life cycle and viral replication.
Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a new model to quantify yellow fever dynamics across Africa using not only annual averages of thes ... more |
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 Vatican City (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A Chinese bishop recognised by the Vatican has been arrested in his diocese just as Beijing and the Holy See are set to confirm a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops, a Vatican-linked website reported.
AsiaNews, run by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions - a missionary society recognised by the Vatican - wrote on Tuesday that Vincent Guo Xijin, bishop of the diocese ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) March 13, 2018 
Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested 155 mostly Chinese nationals after busting a gang that trafficked Chinese migrants into Britain and Ireland for 20,000 euros per person.
The arrests, which included four alleged ringleaders detained in Barcelona, came after a three-year investigation, police said in a statement.
"The dismantled network was extremely hermetic, structured and h ... more |
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 Wake Island, United States (AFP) March 25, 2018 
Life on Wake Island seems, much of the time, rather sedate.
The blank "Flight Movement" board at this tiny airfield in the middle of the Pacific promises zero flights, and no movement.
But every day or so, a US military plane touches down to refuel or deliver cargo, bringing a burst of activity to one of the world's most remote places.
The miniscule coral atoll, which pops up unexpec ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2018 
When a gravitational wave reaches Earth, every second counts. The data processing speed will have a crucial impact on how much astronomers can learn from these space-time ripples, says computer scientist Cao Junwei.
"In an era of multi-messenger astronomy, we have to shorten the time as much as possible so as to trigger the alert quickly enough for follow-up observations," says Cao, who le ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 23, 2018 
Tumblr announced Friday the blogging platform was used by a shadowy Russian internet group to spread disinformation during the 2016 election campaign as it published the 84 account handles linked to the effort.
Tumblr, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2013 and now is part of Verizon unit Oath, said it uncovered the scheme late last year, helping an investigation that led to the indictment in F ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 24, 2018 
Aliyah Khalaf Saleh had already lost a husband, a son and a nephew to the terror that engulfed northern Iraq in 2014.
But when a group of military cadets fled to her community near Tikrit to escape killers from the Islamic State group, she risked all to save them.
In June 2014, the jihadists slaughtered hundreds of mainly Shiite Muslim recruits from the nearby Speicher military base.
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 23, 2018 
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Friday it would pull out its fighters from northwestern Iraq after Ankara warned it could launch an attack on their strongholds.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vowed to expand a military campaign in Syria to other Kurdish-held areas up to the Iraqi border.
The KCK, considered the PKK's political branch, said fighters who were d ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 
Coal will no longer be used as an energy source for Michigan residents as more renewables come on stream in the decades ahead, a utility company said.
Public utility company Consumers Energy, which provides gas and electricity to about 60 percent of the state population, said it would no longer be using coal as a power source by 2040. By then, the company said it expects more than 40 pe ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2018 
Scientists have found a way to stop the spread of rice blast, a fungus that destroys up to 30% of the world's rice crop each year.
An international team led by the University of Exeter showed that chemical genetic inhibition of a single protein in the fungus stops it spreading inside a rice leaf - leaving it trapped within a single plant cell.
The finding is a breakthrough in terms o ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 
About 70,000 years ago, when the human species was already on Earth, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and asteroids. Astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge have verified that the movement of some of these objects is still marked by that stellar encounter.
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