Jess Thomas

The Worlds Next Door: Looking For Habitable Planets Around Alpha Centauri

11.17.2021 23:26 PM

Could life survive around the nearest stars? This project aims to find out. (Photo : Rubenstein ) Simulated image of the Alpha Centauri system, as could be viewed by the TOLIMAN telescope.

Air Pollution Decrease in India During COVID-19 Lockdown Not as High as Originally Thought

11.17.2021 05:22 AM

York University researchers find meteorology played an important and unaccounted role. Observational data shows air pollution in India decreased drastically in the first COVID-19 lockdown when emissions from vehicles naturally declined, but York University researchers say those numbers only tell part of the story - blue skies and an absence of visible smog can be deceiving and hide pollutants that could potentially cause health issues.

Individual Pessaries For More Successful Treatment Of Stress Incontinence Through 3D Printing

11.14.2021 06:26 AM

Researchers at the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering in Graz, Austria, 3D print pessaries for patients using a novel process and innovative materials.

Innovative Startup Develops Unique Method to Remove Plastics From Our Oceans

11.13.2021 21:22 PM

Using patent-pending design and proprietary technology, Our Cleaner Planet will sustainably harvest plastic from the ocean.

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in Kochi, India, Becomes the First Hospital in the World to Carry Out Bilateral Upper Limb Transplant Using HEMO2life®

11.13.2021 21:21 PM

HEMO2life® oxygen carrier medical device derived from Arenicola marina lugworm facilitating grafts preservation without delayed graft function opens up new opportunities to complex transplants.

Stanford Researchers Develop a Quantum Simulator That Exhibits The Building Blocks of Sound

11.11.2021 05:38 AM

Aiming to emulate the quantum characteristics of materials more realistically, researchers have figured out a way to create a lattice of light and atoms that can vibrate – bringing sound to an otherwise silent experiment.

VinFuture Foundation Hosts Public Dialogue About 'Renewable Energy & New Materials For The Future' With Nobel-Winning Professor

11.10.2021 02:42 AM

VinFuture Foundation will hold its Online Science Dialogue series' second installment discussing "Renewable energy and new materials for the future" on November 12th, 2021. The Dialogue will see the attendance of world-class scientists, most notably Professor Konstantin (Kostya) Sergeevich Novoselov, a Nobel Prize laureate in Physics. The event is aimed at bringing science and technology closer to the general public with solutions that have high real-world applicability.

National Kidney Donation Organization (NKDO) Initiates Living Donor Mentor Program at Three Major Kidney Transplant Centers

11.05.2021 22:18 PM

The National Kidney Donation Organization (NKDO) has implemented Donor Connect, a living donor mentor program, at three major kidney transplant centers: Hackensack University Medical Center’s Kidney Transplant Program, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Penn Transplant Institute.

Finnish Companies Developing Reliable Way To Indicate Carbon Neutrality And Environmental Benefits of Circular Economy Solutions

10.30.2021 22:38 PM

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, LUT University, Business Finland, and a group of companies have launched a two-year research project aimed at promoting competitiveness among Finnish companies on international markets.

NASA Awards Charles River Analytics Contract to Support Lunar Robot Exploration

10.30.2021 20:35 PM

Charles River Analytics has been awarded a ~$125K contract from NASA to give teams of exploration robots the ability to act as an autonomous swarm.

Lys Therapeutics and the BB@C Institute to Hold a Scientific Conference in Support of World Stroke Day

10.27.2021 21:56 PM

"Innovate in Neurology to fight stroke". Lys Therapeutics, a French biotech company developing innovative drugs to treat patients suffering from neurological diseases including stroke, along with the Blood and Brain @ Caen-Normandie Institute (BB@C), announced today they will host a scientific conference in support of World Stroke Day.

New Partnership To Protect Critically Endangered Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

10.25.2021 23:46 PM

Australian Wildlife Conservancy joins efforts to conserve the world’s largest burrowing marsupial.

Entasis Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results for Sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR) From Phase 3 ATTACK Trial

10.20.2021 10:00 AM

Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ETTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibacterial products, today announced topline results from its ATTACK trial―a global Phase 3 registrational trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of SUL-DUR versus colistin in patients with infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.

World Experts Meet in Colombia for International Neuroscience Congress

10.20.2021 09:00 AM

The event will feature the participation of John O'Keefe, British-American neuroscientist and psychologist who, in 2014, together with Edvard Moser and May Britt received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The wonders of the brain and neuroscience at UNAB, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Fundamental Quantum Theorem Now Holds For Finite Temperatures And Not Just Absolute Zero

10.18.2021 10:02 AM

Absolute zero − the most appropriate temperature for both quantum experiments and quantum computing − makes it easier to describe a system by relying on a set of fundamental propositions. One of them, the quantum adiabatic theorem, ensures simpler dynamics of quantum systems if external parameters change smoothly enough.

Spaced Ventures Raises $1.2 Million To Make Investing in Space Companies Accessible To The Public

10.16.2021 20:22 PM

This is the world’s first space-focused equity crowdfunding platform to fast-track the new space economy. Spaced Ventures Inc., a crowdfunding platform that allows everyday people to invest in space startups, announced that it has raised a $1.2 million seed round of financing led by WorldQuant Ventures with participation from well-respected angel investors in the space industry, including Alex Fisher.

From Harvard Neurologist: "The Brain Under Siege: Solving the Mystery of Brain Disease, and How Scientists are Following the Clues to a Cure"

10.15.2021 16:40 PM

Every year, more than 1 million U.S. adults are diagnosed with a brain disease. That means 1 in 6 people have received the devastating news that they have MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS.

A Conversation About Tics & Tourette's: Stony Brook Medicine Experts Discuss Diagnosis, Treatment, Support And More

10.15.2021 16:28 PM

Livestream Event - A Conversation About Tics & Tourette's. Experts from Stony Brook Medicine’s Center for Tics and Tourette’s Disorder will discuss treatments, diagnosis, support and more during a livestream event on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 2pm EST.

Salt of The Earth,Ltd. Teamed Up With Tel Hai College Institute to Bring Innovation to the Table

10.15.2021 08:30 AM

Salt of the earth coached and guided students of Tel Hai College to create food centered innovation and present them at the foodTech conference.

Informa Pharma Intelligence Warns Flu Vaccine May Fail to Reach 40-60% Efficacy

10.15.2021 05:41 AM

UK facing a perfect storm of flu and COVID this coming winter, but mRNA technology holds the key to mitigating future outbreaks. As the UK moves into its colder months and people spend more time indoors, the prevalence of flu is likely to increase as per usual.

“Shared Planet” Leads Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends For 2022

10.14.2021 07:05 AM

Global sustainability overtakes personal health as consumers’ biggest issue. Consumers now rank the health of the planet as their number one concern, overtaking personal health which has been the top priority in recent years. In its Top Ten Trends for 2022, Innova Market Insights – the world’s most comprehensive global insight platform for the food and beverage industry – has identified the universal demand for trust in a sustainable future as the biggest driver of consumer behavior in the year ahead.

The Princess Royal Officially Opens Pioneering Centre For 'Darwinian' Cancer Drug Discovery

10.12.2021 06:41 AM

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially opened the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery and toured the centre to learn more about its work to overcome cancer’s ability to evolve and become resistant to treatment.

BoatUS Foundation, Berkley Celebrate Breakthrough Concepts in Fishing Line And Soft Bait Recycling: ‘Recast and Recycle’ Contest Winners Announced

10.08.2021 23:46 PM

Contest garnered 129 entries and paid out $30,000 in prizes. Recycling old fishing line and soft baits into new products is labor-intensive, inefficient and simply, for many anglers, not easy to do.

Proscia Announces Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough In Melanoma Detection

10.08.2021 14:49 PM

Findings of multi-site study highlight potential of technology in real-world practice. Proscia®, a leading provider of digital and computational pathology solutions, has released study results on new technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically detect melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, with a high degree of accuracy.