When nanocellulose is combined with various types of metal nanoparticles, materials are formed with many new and exciting properties. They may be antibacterial, change colour under pressure, or convert light to heat. The research is published in Advanced Functional Materials.
Human changes to the environment have been linked to widespread pollinator declines. New research published in Nature Communications shows that intensive land use will further decrease pollination and reproductive success of wild plants, especially of those plants that are highly specialized in their pollination.
As the COVID-19 global pandemic has unfolded over the last several months, stories of people cooped up in crowded cities and concerned about their future have anecdotally popped up across the internet. When the virus first arrived, it was common for people to escape to their beach-side homes, or to return to their parent’s house for more space and a sprawling yard.
OED Word of the Day: calligram, n. A word or piece of text in which the form and layout of the letters creates a pictorial or ornamental design…
The brain's reaction to stress could be an important indicator of angina (chest pain) among people with known heart disease.The effects of psychological stress on brain activity could potentially impact the severity of angina long after the stressful event has occurred.Activity in the inferior frontal lobe of the brain and psychological stress factors explained angina severity better than traditional risk factors.
Injections of a natural 'energy' molecule prompted regrowth of almost half of the cartilage lost with aging in knees, a new study in rodents shows.
He also chided the inequitable distribution of speedy tests, which have so far gone to the rich.
The government has given £2m in funding towards the project
Children will return to the class in just a matter of weeks
The policy could save the UK government £98m every year
TL;DR: The Ultimate Memory Mastery bundle is on sale for £15.27 as of August 10, saving you 98% on list price.
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The W-Touch and W-Type accessories. | Photo: Brydge
On August 17th, Brydge will begin selling a new lineup of Surface accessories that have the “Designed for Surface” badge, meaning that they were made in collaboration with Microsoft. The lineup includes keyboards for the Surface Pro and Surface Go, but the most intriguing product in the group is the $99.99 W-Touch standalone trackpad. It’s apparently the first standalone wireless trackpad made for Windows 10.
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The people of Toledo must wake up to the importance of the census. The city continues to lag dangerously behind in filing census returns — and the losers will be the people of Toledo. The census has an impact on every single person in this city — and an undercount will imperil an already struggling municipality badly.
Those ubiquitous plastic containers near the convenience store cash registers usually carry a similar message: “Have a penny, leave a penny. Need a penny, take a penny.”
Sunday’s editorial (“Careful, Joe,” Aug. 1) criticized potential vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris as being “not 80 percent or 90 percent ambition” but “all ambition.”
Andrew “Bud” Fisher, the former co-owner of air-conditioning equipment distributor Bennington Associates who turned war historian and author who interviewed hundreds of area veterans to collect their stories, died Aug. 2 at Kingston Residence of Sylvania. He was 89.
Recently released inspection reports of Lucas County food-service operations.
If a stolen motorcycle is at the heart of Alvin Darrow’s mysterious disappearance, then it begs the question: why was it there to begin with?
A series of blockbuster deals has led a resurgence in M&A activity since the start of July
A failed solar plant in Tonopah is a reminder that reality frequently differs from the promises of the green energy hype machine.
Modest reform OK, but do we really need major upheavals?