Solar cells made with quantum dots have achieved a new record efficiency, and been made more stable at the same timeDepositphotos Engineers at UNIST in South Korea have significantly enhanced the efficiency of one of the most promising and emerging solar cell technologies, achieving a world record efficiency of 18.1% in quantum dot solar cells. Quantum...
Roberta Wilson-Garrett wearing the GyroGlove hand stabilizer, holding their forearm and fist up to their chest.Credit: Engadget Roberta Wilson-Garrett grinned as she stared at the glove with her right hand steady. Tremors produced by Parkinson's illness were keeping her muscle control at bay for the time being. She could accomplish things that most people take for...
Credit: MIT Technology Review An international team of scientists has achieved a milestone by crafting the first comprehensive cell atlas of an entire mammalian brain. This atlas details over 32 million cells in a mouse brain, offering vital data on cell types, their locations, molecular details, and connections. This research, funded by the National Institutes...
Credit: Cancer Therapy Advisor Glioblastoma, a highly resistant cancer, often results in survival periods of under two years after diagnosis. In a recent NPJ Genomic Medicine study, scientists from the University of Notre Dame discovered that a relatively overlooked cell might provide fresh understanding regarding how this aggressive form of brain cancer eludes immunotherapy. According to...
Scientists have developed small mobile robots using human airway cells. (Source: Gizem Gumuskaya/Tufts University) Scientists made tiny living robots from human tracheal cells. These little biological robots can move and collaborate to help damaged neurons heal, and the best part is they can do it without changing any genes. These tiny bots could revolutionize how...
Navitoclax knocked out pain-triggering senescent osteoclasts to relieve back painDepositphotos In positive developments for the 80% of Americans experiencing lower back pain during their lifetime, scientists have discovered that repurposing an existing drug can effectively target dormant osteoclast cells, reducing spinal hypersensitivity. Xu Cao, a senior author and Orthopedic Surgery professor at Johns Hopkins University School...
Credit: Depositphotos Can the radiation emitted by mobile phones impact semen quality? Although various factors like environmental and lifestyle changes have been proposed to explain the decrease in semen quality observed over the last five decades, the role of mobile phones in this decline remains unproven. A collaborative team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE)...
Credit: Axios An international team of scientists has created comprehensive maps of the genetic, cellular, and structural components of both the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain. This mapping, made possible by funding from the National Institutes of Health's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® Initiative (The BRAIN Initiative®), provides a deeper understanding of...
Credit: Medical Express A "multiome" atlas revealing brain cell development from fetal to adult stages has been generated by a research team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale University School of Medicine. This atlas simultaneously examines various genetic information types in the same biological sample, including the genome, transcriptome, and...
Credit: Pixaobay Research on long-term memories has largely focused on the role of neurons—the brain's nerve cells. However, in recent years, scientists are discovering that other cell types are also vital in memory formation and storage. A recent study, published in the journal Neuron, sheds light on the essential role of vascular system cells called pericytes...
