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SciTechDaily: “Transformative Device Generates Energy From the Cold Night Sky, When Solar Doesn’t Work” plus 11 more |
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- Transformative Device Generates Energy From the Cold Night Sky, When Solar Doesn’t Work
- Mirroring Humans, Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins [Video]
- NASA Confirms Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor
- Hidden Processes in Ultrafast Artificial Photosynthesis Revealed by Terahertz Waves
- Hubble Glimpses Faint Galaxy in Sea Monster Constellation
- Striking Discovery: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Are Not As Recent As We Thought
- Stem Cell Researchers Reactivate ‘Back-Up Genes’ in the Lab in Quest for Rett Syndrome Cure
- Astrophysics Surprise: First Overtones Detected in the Ringing of a Black Hole [Video]
- New Breakthrough in Cancer Hair Loss Treatment Discovered
- Does Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Work & What Happens When You Stop?
- Diet Impacts the Sensitivity of Gut Microbiome to Antibiotics
- Warning: Widely Used Chemical Linked to to Hyperthyroidism in Cats
| Transformative Device Generates Energy From the Cold Night Sky, When Solar Doesn’t Work
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 09:49 AM PDT
An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity that powers an LED at night, researchers report September 12… The post Transformative Device Generates Energy From the Cold Night Sky, When Solar Doesn’t Work appeared first on SciTechDaily.        |
| Mirroring Humans, Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins [Video]
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 08:23 AM PDT
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges in the world today since many common bacterial infections are developing resistance to the drugs… The post Mirroring Humans, Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins [Video] appeared first on SciTechDaily.     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NASA Confirms Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 07:29 AM PDT
A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system. The object –… The post NASA Confirms Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Hidden Processes in Ultrafast Artificial Photosynthesis Revealed by Terahertz Waves
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 07:18 AM PDT
A team of researchers from Osaka University, in cooperation with Tokyo Institute of Technology, directly observed charge transfer and intermolecular interactions in artificial photosynthesis that… The post Hidden Processes in Ultrafast Artificial Photosynthesis Revealed by Terahertz Waves appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Hubble Glimpses Faint Galaxy in Sea Monster Constellation
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 07:05 AM PDT
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, focuses on an object named UGC 695, which is located 30 million light-years away within the… The post Hubble Glimpses Faint Galaxy in Sea Monster Constellation appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Striking Discovery: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Are Not As Recent As We Thought
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 07:00 AM PDT
Researchers from Osaka University find that a relatively ancient drug efflux pump in Haemophilus influenzae confers resistance to the same drugs as its more evolved… The post Striking Discovery: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Are Not As Recent As We Thought appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Stem Cell Researchers Reactivate ‘Back-Up Genes’ in the Lab in Quest for Rett Syndrome Cure
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 06:38 AM PDT
Researchers in Belgium present new findings on X chromosome reactivation. Vincent Pasque and his team have unraveled parts of a mechanism that may one day… The post Stem Cell Researchers Reactivate ‘Back-Up Genes’ in the Lab in Quest for Rett Syndrome Cure appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Astrophysics Surprise: First Overtones Detected in the Ringing of a Black Hole [Video]
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 06:09 AM PDT
By listening for specific tones in the gravitational waves of black hole mergers, researchers are putting Albert Einstein’s theories to new tests. When two black… The post Astrophysics Surprise: First Overtones Detected in the Ringing of a Black Hole [Video] appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| New Breakthrough in Cancer Hair Loss Treatment Discovered
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 04:57 AM PDT
Scientists have determined a new way to protect the hair follicle from chemotherapy in an effort to prevent hair loss as a result of cancer… The post New Breakthrough in Cancer Hair Loss Treatment Discovered appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Does Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Work & What Happens When You Stop?
Posted: 15 Sep 2019 04:02 AM PDT
Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy. Continuing with a modest dose confers more protection, NIH-funded study finds. Allergy to peanut,… The post Does Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Work & What Happens When You Stop? appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Diet Impacts the Sensitivity of Gut Microbiome to Antibiotics
Posted: 14 Sep 2019 10:49 PM PDT
Antibiotics change the kinds of bacteria in the mouse gut as well as the bacteria’s metabolism — but diet can exacerbate the changes, a new… The post Diet Impacts the Sensitivity of Gut Microbiome to Antibiotics appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Warning: Widely Used Chemical Linked to to Hyperthyroidism in Cats
Posted: 14 Sep 2019 09:43 PM PDT
Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine-related disease of older cats, and its prevalence has skyrocketed since the first case was diagnosed in 1979. At… The post Warning: Widely Used Chemical Linked to to Hyperthyroidism in Cats appeared first on SciTechDaily.    |
