Credit: Hull Live. SOLIHULL - A pharmacist imprisoned last year for steering large quantities of resting pills to the black market was struck off the register, after a recent GPhC hearing. The remote fitness to a practice committee hearing on May 24-25 heard that Dean Dookhan, who worked as a pharmacist in Northbrook Pharmacy in Solihull,...
Scientists who discovered the biocement. Credit: bioplasticsnews. Creating renewable biocement entirely out of waste material Cement is a binder, a substance utilized while building that hardens, sets, and sticks to other materials to bind them together. When sand and gravel are blended with cement, concrete is made. Cement is classified as non-hydraulic or hydraulic. Hydraulic cement needs...
The belief in replacement theory fueled the right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 that erupted in violence. Credit: Edu Bayer for The New York Times Some right-wing politicians and commentators have embraced the replacement theory espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre. Mass shootings and replacement theory Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man...
Mathematicians would like to know if equations concerning fluid circulation can break down or "explode" in certain circumstances. Credit: Quanta Magazine. For more than 250 years, mathematicians have been attempting to "blow up" a few of one of the most important formulas in physics. Those explain exactly how liquids circulate. If they are successful, they...
Credit: Scitech Daily In a research study, an international group of researchers investigates the atmosphere as a pertinent source of plastic pollution in our globe's waters. According to estimates, by 2040, plastic pollution could get to 80 million metric tons (176 billion pounds) annually. Plastic particles have now been found in virtually all circles of the...
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) GSAT-9 on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09), launches in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh on May 5, 2017. Credit: c4isrnet. This month, the U.S. government announced that it will not perform destructive anti-satellite weapons experiments, which dispersed hazardous "space junk" in low-Earth orbit. The prohibition...
New method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment. Credit: MIT. Humans must transition to more sustainable energy sources to slow down climate change and stop its unfavorable effects. Therefore, engineers worldwide have been dealing with various technologies that can transform natural resources, such as sunshine, wind, and water, into electrical energy. Renewable energy Wind turbines,...
Credit: hcwithdrmarn. A brand-new research study shows that 40% of midwives in the US are burned out or stressed and exhausted, making them more prone to commit medical errors and missing necessary patient care. Burnout likewise hinders professional engagement, reduces productivity, leads to absenteeism and resignations, according to new research published in the leading journal,...
The electrons of some metal oxides, due to their vast effective mass when combined with the ionic lattice of the material, can not comply with the electric field of light and allow it to pass through the material. Transparent and conductive materials are made use of in smartphone touch displays and solar panels for...
A 3-dimensional model of a natural killer cell (purple) with granules (yellow) attaching to a target cell (gray). A pseudo color scale shows differences in packing density of lipids on NK cell membrane, with warmer colors indicating higher density. Credit: Orange lab, CUIMC A recently uncovered fat 'guard' that avoids natural killer cells from being...
