In an effort to prevent the world from running out of timber, Belgian researchers are now looking in the vast wood collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa to find new or forgotten wood species. By Victor Deklerck More […]
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Lavishly decorated with brightly coloured illustrations and ornaments, illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages are a feast for the eyes. How did medieval alchemists create these long-lasting colours and what can be done to preserve them? By looking at the […]
A central feature of being human is to recognize that we have a self. Researchers from Munich want to find out how our interactions with others influence this self-experience. By simulating social interactions in virtual reality environments, they are hoping […]
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to meet yourself? You can – in virtual reality. Researchers investigated what happens when people encounter a virtual representation of their own past, with surprising results. By Markus von der […]
Many people are familiar with the term “bad” gut bacteria, but recently “good” microorganisms, including probiotics, have been making headlines. A team of researchers from Malaysia explain how kefir – a popular fermented milk drink – may hold some key […]
The typically low number of goals scored in soccer matches makes it difficult to identify players with a positive impact on the final result. To this end, researchers have developed a method to evaluate each pass based on its influence […]
In the new era of mobile healthcare and bedside testing, the demand for portable, cost-effective and fast-working analytical devices for cancer detection is growing. In this context, a group of Chinese researchers has now presented a newly developed biosensor, which […]
The best professional athletes of the 1870’s and 80’s hoofed it around a track for six days straight, racking up 600 miles or more to the excitement of a sold-out crowd. The six-day race lives on today as an amateur […]
During the cold war, the USSR repeatedly irradiated the United States embassy in Moscow with microwaves. After the publication of an epidemiological study, showing no apparent evidence of increased mortality rates and limited evidence regarding the general health status of […]
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) – a highly efficient, stable and flexible technology that generates electricity from eco-friendly fuel sources via an electrochemical reaction – have huge potential for success in the field of clean energy generation. Despite this, the […]
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