WEIRD SCIENCE
By Rich Haridy – A new study is the first link to sleep and neurodegeneration to the same signaling pathway in the brain. ridofranz/Depositphotos. – – The link between diseases such as Alzheimer’s and sleep loss has been frequently cited by researchers, and a …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 11 – The US FDA says it has set up a task force to catch fake COVID-19 cures and treatments currently spreading across social media and online marketplaces. everett225/Depositphotos. – Colloidal silver, herbal supplements and essential oils are among …
By Nick Lavars – A new technology developed at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology could enable for implanted medical devices to be powered wirelessly with ultrasound. KAUST. – Implantable medical devices such as hearing aids or pacemakers are of huge value, but …
By Ben Coxworth – Light Blade being tested near the Gaza border. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. – In the past couple of years, both bomb-carrying balloons and brush fire-causing flaming kites have been launched from Gaza into neighboring Israel. A new system uses …
By Rich Haridy – This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 colored yellow, emerging from the surface of cells (colored pink). NIAID-RML. – A new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is affirming early estimates suggesting 5.1 days is the average …
By Michael Irving – The new bendable concrete is put to the test. Swinburne University. – Concrete is the world’s most widely-used building material thanks to its incredible strength – but it doesn’t stand up well against bending. Now, researchers at Swinburne University …
By Genevieve Carlton – Updated November 21, 2019 – What was it like to live at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project? As thousands worked to build a top-secret atomic device, the US military tried to keep the entire city secret. All …
By Michael Irving – The discovery of a novel protein in a meteorite strengthens the argument that life’s building blocks arrived from space. paulfleet/Depositphotos. – Scientists have discovered a full, previously-unknown protein inside a meteorite for the first time. Named hemolithin, the new protein …
By Ben Coxworth – A microscope image of the cured glue, showing the layers of cellulose nanocrystals. Aalto University. – Although so-called superglues can be quite useful, they’re typically made from harsh chemicals, plus it’s very difficult to “unstick” them once they’ve set. …
By David Szondy – Micro-fossils of the one-billion-year-old seaweed were uncovered in China. Virginia Tech. – Two paleontologists at Virginia Tech have found one billion year old fossils of green seaweed in China. Called Proterocladus antiquus, the tiny fossils are the oldest green seaweed …
