Page 9 - Study First Author News Today

A new study finds that consanguinity – unions between close relatives – may increase the risk of common diseases such as type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Chemical engineers at UC Riverside have created a fuel that only ignites when electric current is applied.

Japan has an issue with plastic. The country is the second highest producer of plastic waste per capita, owing in part to an excess of packaging.

Plant scientists find artificial intelligence (AI) to be of great use to help gather and examine unparalleled volumes of data, which would not be feasible using traditional methods.

A recent study looked at how solar-powered cars could work in 100 cities around the world.

A material for next-generation dynamic windows has been illustrated by scientists, which would enable building occupants to change their windows between three modes.

Researchers in China have created fibers that are six times more durable than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests by genetically modifying silkworms to produce spider silk.

An augmented-reality headset is an effective digital tool for improving posture and gait in people with Parkinson's disease, according to a recent Cleveland Clinic trial. Findings were published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.

Disclosing features that are invisible to human eyes and conventional imaging sensors have been made possible by polarimetric imaging, and thus is turning out to be a highly essential method in modern society.

Expensive ultrafast cameras that capture millions of images per second are required to capture blur-free images of fast movements like falling water droplets or chemical interactions.