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Date Time Danish research institutions join leading European network of cultural heritage Led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Danish research institutions and museums now join the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS). This will increase European collaboration in Denmark within the field of study of our cultural and natural heritage. Weawing reconstruction, Center for Textile Research, (Photo: Eva Andersson Strand) The study of our cultural and natural...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a novel proton therapy technique to more specifically target cancer cells that resist other forms of treatment....

Our universe is dominated by a mysterious matter known as dark matter. Its name comes from the fact that dark matter does not absorb, reflect or emit...

Feb 15 2021 Read 275 Times In recent years, nanomedicine has proven to be key in overcoming many of the challenges associated with poorly water-soluble drugs. Decreasing the size of drug particles can increase bioavailability and solubility, as a result of the increased API surface area. Due to increased bioavailability, a lower amount of API is required, which in turn leads to a more cost-efficient product, with less risks and side effects for the patient [1]. High pressure homogenisation has ...

Date Time Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study suggests A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, than the material it is made of. Fitting the face perfectly is a difficult technical challenge and small differences, such as a centimetre wider nose or slightly fuller cheeks, can make or break the fit of a...

Noise limits the performance of modern quantum technologies. However, particles traveling in a superposition of paths can bypass noise in communication....

The assembled BGI Beam profile monitor before its installation in the Proton Synchrotron (Image: CERN) To answer the thorny question of how to monitor a particle beam that threatens to destroy any device that dares cross its path, scientists and engineers from the 1960s came up with a brilliantly simple solution. To collect information about the beam’s size and position, they built a device that detected traces of the few particles that are left in the vacuum of t...

Scientists Are Inching Closer to Figuring Out How Heavy Dark Matter Really Is TOM METCALFE, LIVESCIENCE 5 FEBRUARY 2021 Scientists are finally figuring out how much dark matter – the almost imperceptible material said to tug on everything, yet emit no light – really weighs. The new estimate helps pin down how heavy its particles could be – with implications for what the mysterious stuff actually is.   The research sharply narrows the potential mass of dark matter particles, from betw...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have tried to understand and track SARS-CoV-2 without a proper parts list. Much of the research emphasis has...

Researchers of the University of Helsinki have resolved for the first time, how the environment affects the formation of nanoparticles in the Arctic. The...