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Converting methane into carbon dioxide could help turn the tide of climate change
Scientists at Stanford University, in a recent study, have suggested that converting methane to CO2 may help combat climate change. Doing this could help...
How augmented reality affects people’s behavior?
There have been decades of research on the usability and educational value of augmented reality. However, less is known about how augmented reality affects...
Scientists find brain cells that make pain hurt
A team of scientists at Stanford University has identified a bundle of brain cells in mice responsible for the latter—that is, the negative emotions...
A wireless, battery-free, biodegradable blood flow sensor
Tracking the success of surgeries on veins is a challenging task as a first sign often takes time to come. By that time, the patient...
The future of fighting cancer: Zapping tumors in less than a second
Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University are developing a new accelerator-based technology that could reduce the side effects...
New way of keeping data private
Numerous gadgets that are presently part of our everyday lives, we gather data about how we utilize them. But while sending information about the...
How Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain
Out of the blue, researchers have built up a computer simulation of how clusters of damaged proteins in neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer's spread through...
How a hormone helps plants build leaves’ ventilation system
As the world warms up, plants face a predicament – the same small gaps they need to open to exchange gases additionally let out...
A new map of the brain’s serotonin system
Earlier before six years, using neuroanatomical methods that they invented, scientists found that the brain's serotonin system in brain promotes pleasure. Now, after six years,...
