Leo Wilson

Monitoring the well-being of reservoir water through an uncrewed surface vehicle

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Monitoring the well-being of reservoir water through an uncrewed surface vehicle

(Left) Uncrewed surface vehicle observations depicting depth and nitrate concentrations in Daljeonji Reservoir / (Right) A high-resolution map illustrating the total nitrate, derived from data collected by the vehicle (November 26, 2021). Credit: POSTECH In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water. The United Nations Environment … Read more

Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection

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Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection

Using a new technology developed at MIT, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling nanoparticle sensors and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is present. The new diagnostic is based on nanosensors that can be delivered by an inhaler or a nebulizer. If the sensors encounter cancer-linked proteins in … Read more

Research team combines two catalysts to make common chemical production safer, more environmentally friendly

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Research team combines two catalysts to make common chemical production safer, more environmentally friendly

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The chemical industry has long been shadowed by unwelcome images of billowing smokestacks and pipes discharging toxic effluent. Modern manufacturing practices have done much to mitigate the industry’s environmental impact, but there remains room for improvement. Making chemistry more environmentally friendly is a passion and major research focus for Caltech’s Karthish … Read more

Protected areas for elephants work best if they are connected

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Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection

Conservation measures have successfully stopped declines in the African savanna elephant population across southern Africa, but the pattern varies locally, according to a new study. The evidence suggests that the long-term solution to elephant survival requires not only that areas are protected but that they are also connected to allow populations to stabilize naturally, an … Read more

Honey yields, exercising under the influence, unexpected benefits of hearing aids

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Honey yields, exercising under the influence, unexpected benefits of hearing aids

Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s the futuristic year 2024! Where is the power loom that natural philosophers have been promising me? What’s that? Edmund Cartwright already made one? In 1785? And it revolutionized industrial weaving? Sorry, it’s been so long since the last Saturday post that I’ve completely lost track of the progress of science. … Read more

Ghislaine Maxwell breaks silence after Epstein files unsealed

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Ghislaine Maxwell breaks silence after Epstein files unsealed

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has reacted to the long-anticipated release of a trove of court documents naming several of the dead paedophile’s associates. Maxwell’s … Read more

New study reveals crucial ‘housekeeping’ genetic elements and their potent role to fight cancer

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Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection

Technological advancements have enabled scientists to comprehensively explore genetic control elements, unraveling the complexities of gene activation mechanisms in our genetic code. New evidence challenges the simplistic view that cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are mere on/off switches for genes, emphasizing their ability to exhibit complex behaviors, such as the simultaneous enhancement of gene activity and initiation … Read more

The most massive neutron stars probably have cores of quark matter

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The most massive neutron stars probably have cores of quark matter

Illustration of a quark core in a neutron star. Credit: Jyrki Hokkanen, CSC – IT Center for Science Atoms are made of three things: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Electrons are a type of fundamental particle, but protons and neutrons are composite particles made of up and down quarks. Protons have 2 ups and 1 down, … Read more