Gabriel Ortega: “How Do Halophiles Endure Extreme Salinity?”
The slow but unstoppable progress of evolution has enabled, step by step, mutation after mutation, the conquest of virtually all ecosystems on Earth. Even in...
Basic Research
Environment
Environmental science, and the organisms and instruments used to study extreme or changing conditions.
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A More Potent Water Purification System Based on Cyclodextrin
A team of researchers form Cornell University has developed a water purifier based on a cyclodextrin modification. The original polymer, a compound used in air fresheners,...
Basic Research
Wireless Transmitter Powered by Urine and Microbes
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE) have created a wearable wireless transmitter powered with urine. The user carries microbial fuel cells (MFCs)...
Basic Chemistry
Converting Roads into Solar Panels
A Dutch start-up has found a way to transform the whole road network into an enormous source of green energy. SolaRoad produces concrete modules that can...
Blog
Ancient DNA Reveals Adaptations to the Agricultural Revolution
A team of international researchers led by Harvard Medical School has presented an in-depth study of the changes that occurred in the human genome on the arrival of...
Basic Research
Electric Chip Recovers Drug Nanoparticles from Blood
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have discovered a new technique to isolate nanoparticles from blood plasma. An oscillating electric field can separate nanoparticles...
Bioengineering
Organic Electronics Generate the First Electronic Plants
Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden have created electronic plants. The staff at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics inserted semi-conductive polymers inside living flowers, trees and...
Basic Research
One Year in Space to Plan the Journey to Mars
With the three-year journey to Mars in mind, NASA is studying the risks of spending long periods of time in space. Scott Kelly will live...
Environment