New Snake Species in Europe Named After a Long-Forgotten Iron Age Kingdom

Medicine & Technology May 28, 2019

The description of a new rat snake species from eastern Turkey, Elaphe urartica, has been published in the journal PeerJ

New Compound Antibiotic-resistant Superbugs Killer Discovered

May 28, 2019

A new compound which visualizes and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).

Artificial intelligence enables recognizing and assessing a violinist's bow movements

Apr 02, 2019

A system developed by David Dalmazzo and Rafael Ramírez, members of the Music Technology Group, allows violin students to benefit from real-time accurate information about their movements when playing the instrument

Forecasting mosquitoes' global spread

Mar 05, 2019

An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseases

Research robot learn dementia signs through UK soap opera

Feb 11, 2019

Edge Hill University's robot, Robbie, has become a soap fan after watching episodes of popular UK drama Emmerdale to learn about dementia. Robbie has watched over 13 episodes of the popular soap featuring the storyline of dementia sufferer Ashley Thomas. He can now spot signs of depression and aggressive behaviour in the hope that robots like him will be able to help people living with the condition.

More accurate leukemia diagnosis expected as researchers refine leukemia classification

Jan 14, 2019

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital means more than 90 percent of the most common cases of childhood cancer can now be classified by subtype, an advance likely to fuel precision medicine

Viennese scientists develop promising new type of polymers

Jan 14, 2019

S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells through to medicine but, until recently, they were almost impossible to produce. Now, a new synthetic method has been patented.