The properties of materials can behave in funny ways. Tweak one aspect to make a device smaller or less leaky, for example, and something else might change in an undesirable way, so that engineers play a game of balancing one characteristic against another. Now a team of electrical engineers has […]
Daily Archives: August 25, 2017
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President Donald Trump faces a test in the form of Hurricane Harvey as his administration sought to assure residents of Texas and Louisiana Friday that the federal government is prepared for what new FEMA Director Brock Long called a “very dangerous situation.” Long, who was confirmed as FEMA director two […]
The breakthrough may lead to a simple blood test that helps doctors identify people unlikely to respond. Just as chemotherapy works better in some cancer sufferers, the same goes for immunisation. Now scientists have shown the reason lies in DNA after a study found a number of genes linked to […]
Constipation is when you’re not passing stools – or poo – regularly, or you’re unable to completely empty your bowel. It is a common condition that affects people of all ages, according to the NHS. As well as poo that comes out hard and lumpy, the condition can also cause […]
Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus is one of the characteristics researchers hope to transfer from sea wheatgrass, a distant relative of wheat, into bread wheat.
The rogue state is not backing down quietly from the threats it made to build a missile capable of destruction. Instead, Kim Jong Un’s regime is continuing to operate the main existing reactor that provides fuel for its atom bombs while hunting for new parts, the UN nuclear watchdog said […]
You don’t need Jedi mind tricks to know that The Last Jedi is going to end on a whopping cliff-hanger. The middle film of any trilogy needs to leave the audience gasping for the final instalment but everything is already pointing to the mirroring pattern between the original Star Wars […]
The blockbuster is back on UK television screens this weekend. In the Scorcese blockbuster based on the real life dramas of finacier Jordan Belfort, Robbie plays his fiery girlfriend, Naomi Lapaglia. It was a far cry from her days in Neighbours (although she steamed up the small screen there, too) […]