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Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new filter membrane that is highly efficient at filtering and inactivating a wide variety of air-borne and...

Credits: Photo: John Freidah Caption: The SanaHeal bioadhesive is a double-sided tape that could potentially replace sutures, preventing the leakage of blood and reducing the risk of infection, pain, and scarring. Credits: Felice Frankel, Christine Daniloff, MIT Caption: Throughout his graduate studies, Yuk worked with Professor Zhao on a number of applications for ...

SINGAPORE - Researchers looking at ways to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission have found that plants, natural fibre ionisers and air filters are effective in reducing aerosol concentrations in the air, and can take safe management to the next level.  The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and Temasek Foundation, working with research agencies here, have come up with a new handbook of measures that individuals, families and companies can take, as the nation opens up furt...

The company was the first to list my now favourite beet, a cylindrical type called Taunus. It’s still the only company I know of offering Siderno, my best tasting and earliest patio tomato, just 45 centimetres high, that I grow in pots every summer. Along with potted tomatoes, I grow mini-hedges of compact, small-leaved basil in windowbox style planters on the patio. Pluto is one of the best, good also for indoor winter pots. Pluto is one of the best dwarf, small-leaved basil varieties. T...