Turning seawater fresh with solar power
Researchers have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using a solar-powered evaporation process.
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- Jun 6
Regenerating damaged heart cells
Scientists have found a way to regenerate damaged heart muscle cells in mice, paving the way to treat heart defects and heart attack damage.
- Mar 24
A wall paint that self-cleans, lasts longer
Special titanium oxide nanoparticles have been developed that use sunlight to stop wall paint yellowing.
- Mar 19
New battery doubles range of electric cars
Researchers have developed a new solid-state lithium-sulphur battery that boosts the range of electric vehicles.
- Jan 17
Magnetised neurons to treat Parkinson’s
Researchers say using very small magnets to wirelessly trigger specific nerve cells in the brain could help those with Parkinson’s Disease.
- Jan 11
US court rules people under 21 can’t get life without parole
Massachusetts becomes the first US state to outlaw people under 21 being sentenced to life without parole.
- Jan 10
How dietary restriction increases lifespan
Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but now scientists have uncovered a gene that makes it happen.
- Dec 4, 2023
A trick up the trunk: redwoods sprout back
Ancient California redwoods defy scientists’ expectations and sprout new shoots from blackened trunks
- Aug 23, 2023
AI gives a paralysed woman her voice back
Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that is enabling a woman with severe paralysis to speak through a digital avatar.
- May 24, 2023
Making clean electricity out of thin air
Engineers have found that almost any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air.
- Feb 23, 2023
The five-minute fix for too much sitting
Just five minutes of walking every half hour during periods of prolonged sitting can offset some of the most harmful effects of sitting.
- Nov 19, 2022
Alzheimer's maybe an autoimmune disease
A new study suggests amyloid plaques found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s are a substance released by the brain’s immune system.
- Aug 28, 2022
Regrowing limbs a step closer
New research demonstrates that nerves are not required for limb regeneration.
- Jun 30, 2022
Bacteria makes concrete stronger
Adding bacteria can improve the compressive strength and tensile splitting strength of concrete.
- Jun 10, 2022
The worm with a taste for polystyrene
A ‘superworm’ with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
- Apr 27, 2022
Plastic-eating enzyme tackles landfill waste
A new enzyme variant created can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
- Apr 8, 2022
Turning back the clock on ageing skin
Scientists have developed a new way to rejuvenate skin cells, allowing our cellular biological clocks to be wound back 30 years.
- Feb 22, 2022
Destroying PFAS, the 'forever chemicals'
Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down — but a new hot-water technique can destroy them.
- Nov 16, 2021
Second woman may have cured herself of HIV
A woman in Argentina has become only the second documented person whose own immune system may have cured her of HIV.
- Sep 9, 2021
Deliberately ageing trees to save them
Inside some of our oldest trees, miniature worlds are at risk. The race is on to speed their ageing process, so they aren't lost forever.
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