Imagine your phone or electric car battery lasting way longer and being much lighter. That's the promise of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, which a U. K. startup called Molyon is working on. Founded by scientists from Cambridge University, Molyon is using a special material called molybdenum disulf
Have you ever thought about how nurses make tough decisions? An important study aimed to create a special tool for this purpose. The idea is to ensure that all patients, no matter their background, get fair and ethical care. The researchers worked on developing an assessment tool to evaluate how nur
In Germany, about one in three people over 64 who need care live in nursing homes. But this number isn't the same everywhere. Some areas have less than 15% of elderly folks in nursing homes, while others have more than 50%. A recent study set out to find out why these differences exist. Researchers
Ever wondered if celebrating differences or similarities makes us friendlier towards others? Science says that when it comes to different groups like ethnic, religious, or political ones, people just love having something in common. Research has shown that the more alike we feel, the more we want to
Have you ever thought about how people feel connected to their community? Scientists recently checked this out by using a special scale called the Sense of Community Coherence Scale. They wanted to see if it could measure how understandable, manageable, and meaningful people find their community liv
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images can get blurry due to dispersion, especially when there's a wide spectrum of light involved. This hurts the quality of the images and makes it hard to see important details. Researchers have found a clever and affordable way to fix this using a type of artif
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advanced Study Institute (ASI) kicked off with a provocative lecture. It sparked discussions on the current debates, the future potential, and the societal impact of cosmology over the next decade and beyond. Cosmologists are eagerly anticipating what di
Matt Whitaker, picked by President-elect Donald Trump for the role of NATO ambassador, might face a bumpy road through confirmation hearings. Whitaker's a former U. S. attorney, lobbyist, and briefly served as acting attorney general during Trump's first term. However, he seems short on foreign affa
In Europe, various conservation efforts aimed at maintaining or restoring biodiversity have seen mixed results. But what makes some programs successful while others struggle? A study among experts explored this question. They looked at three different programs: two from governments (Natura 2000 and
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen some surprising figures for top public health jobs. One of them is Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and author who has been outspoken against vaccine mandates and other public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins Univer
