Models that can predict and help us to understand the body’s thermal state could help optimize temperature management strategies in a clinical setting.
Tiny brain tissue models grown on microchips
Researchers successfully grow 3D brain tissue on fully-integrated microchips for neural biosensing applications.
AI detects protein signatures for Alzheimer’s disease in the blood
A sensitive blood test for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease could be possible with nanoparticle arrays.
Leveraging the lung’s biogenesis to repair the heart
Stem cells found in the lungs can be redirected to the heart using a new inhaled antibody therapy to help boost healing following a heart attack.
Paul Meredith: “I’ve never seen what I do as work”
The Swansea-based materials physicist talks about the role of energy materials in mitigating climate change, his love of sports, and how his passion for science helps it to blend seamlessly into his life.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for the discovery of hepatitis C
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognizes the achievements made in identifying and treating hepatitis C.
Heating up the debate: New findings in protocell evolution
Researchers shed light on the conditions that could have led to our abiogenesis by simulating the rapid growth and fusion of protocells.
Towards long-lasting lithium-sulfur batteries
A new titanium nitride sulfur composite reduces the notorious shuttle effect and improves the overall performance of lithium-sulfur batteries.
Paving the way to nerve repair with platelets
Scientists have found a way to repair damaged peripheral nerves using engineered biomaterials that better support platelets.
Hubble helps uncover the mystery of the dimming of Betelgeuse
New observations suggest that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star was most likely caused by a dust cloud that blocked starlight coming from the star’s surface.