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This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain

Sep 23, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Claire Yuan |Emily Conover

Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? Standard computers rely on electricity, using wires to transmit data via electric currents. Photonic computers instead rely on light in the form of laser beams. Filters along the way alter the intensity of the light to perform calculations.
When pain really is in your head

Sep 7, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Nancy Shute |Laura Sanders |Claire Yuan

Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? As we report in this issue, researchers are now getting a better handle on the complexities of chronic pain, including the brain’s role in amplifying or maintaining pain, and people’s perceptions.
Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

Sep 4, 2024 | snexplores.org | Claire Yuan

3-D printing: A means of producing physical items — including toys, foods and even body parts — using a machine that takes instructions from a computer program. That program tells the machine how and where to lay down successive layers of some raw material (the “ink”) to create a three-dimensional object. bioengineer: Someone who applies engineering to solve problems in biology or in systems that will use living organisms.
The last woolly mammoths offer new clues to why this species died out

Aug 26, 2024 | snexplores.org | Claire Yuan

biologist: A scientist involved in the study of living things. climate: The weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period. computer model: A program that runs on a computer that creates a model, or simulation, of a real-world feature, phenomenon or event. DNA: (short for deoxyribonucleic acid) A long, double-stranded and spiral-shaped molecule inside most living cells that carries genetic instructions.
More than 4 billion people may not have access to clean water

Aug 15, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Claire Yuan |Abby Wallace

Access to clean water is a human right — one that half of the world may not have. Out of the roughly 8 billion people on Earth, more than 4.4 billion lack access to safely managed drinking water, researchers report August 15 in Science. The estimate, based on computer simulations of data from low- and middle-income countries, is more than double the figure calculated by the World Health Organization (SN: 8/16/18).
The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here’s why

Aug 1, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Claire Yuan

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations for dogs coming into the country. The new regulations, which went into effect August 1, come as the temporary suspension of importing dogs from high-risk rabies areas — instituted by the CDC in 2021 — is lifted.
A new algae-based menstrual pad could stop leaks

Jul 26, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Claire Yuan

Menstruation can be messy and uncomfortable, often due to leaky pads, tampons and cups. A new alginate-based powder may solve that problem. The material, which solidifies menstrual blood by turning it into a gel mixture, could reduce leakage in period products without compromising capacity, researchers report July 10 in Matter. “Our paper is a proof of concept,” says Rogério Aparecido Bataglioli, a chemical engineer at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
Sepsis tests take days, putting patients at risk. A new method may cut wait time

Jul 24, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Claire Yuan

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Sepsis tests take days, putting patients at risk. A new method may cut wait time

Jul 24, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Claire Yuan

When bloodstream infections set in, fast treatment is crucial — but it can take several days to identify the bacteria responsible. A new, rapid-diagnosis sepsis test could cut down on the wait, reducing testing time from as much as a few days to about 13 hours by cutting out a lengthy blood culturing step, researchers report July 24 in Nature.
Some melanoma cancer cells may punch their way through the body

Jul 23, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Claire Yuan

Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.