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 E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Tamer Ibrahim (middle) and Dr. Tales Santini (right) in the Radiofrequency Research Facility at Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering. Santini holds the housing of the Tic-Tac-Toe coil system.... view more  Credit: University of Pittsburgh Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. According to the CDC, an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States live with this disease, and it disproportionately affects Black or African Americans; it occurs in roughly 1 in every 500 individuals in this demographic. Researc...

Credit: Photo: Nicholas Doherty via Unsplash The expansion of wind energy in the German Bight and the Baltic Sea has accelerated enormously in recent years. The first systems went into operation in 2008. Today, wind turbines with an output of around 8,000 megawatts rotate in German waters, which corresponds to around eight nuclear power plants. But space is limited. For this reason, wind farms are sometimes built very close to one another. A team led by Dr. Naveed Akhtar from Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon has found that wind speeds at the downstream windfarm are significantly slowed down. As the r...

A research team led by Osaka University precisely set the number of layers in multilayer graphene nanoribbons, controlling the semiconducting and metallic properties of field effect transistors and establishing a design guideline for the practical applications of graphene devices.

Japanese researchers have developed and tested a prototype device -- wearable on the fingertips -- that incorporates the concept of 'light touch' to enhance the sense of balance. If widely implemented, the device should significantly reduce incidence of falls amongst seniors. The findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports on April 1.

The number of data-transmitting microdevices, for instance in packaging and transport logistics, will increase sharply in the coming years. All these devices need energy, but the amount of batteries would have a major impact on the environment. Empa researchers have developed a biodegradable mini-capacitor that can solve the problem. It consists of carbon, cellulose, glycerin and table salt. And it works reliably.