Special silkworm diet results in stronger silk

Along with its use in clothing, silk also shows promise for use in products ranging from surgical sutures to seed coverings. Scientists have recently devised a method of making the material stronger, by altering the diet of silkworms.

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Barnacle analysis may help solve “missing at sea” mysteries

When it's determined that a boater is officially missing at sea, it helps very much to know when and where their vessel sank. According to new research, barnacles growing on flotsam could provide that information.

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World’s largest hydrogen “green steel” plant to open in Sweden by 2024

The steel industry is responsible for around 8 percent of all global carbon emissions annually, and decarbonizing it will require an enormous effort. H2GS plans to lead the way with the world's largest fossil-free steel plant, using green hydrogen.

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Newly discovered bone cell offers a fresh target for skeletal diseases

By taking their microscopes to the skeletal structures of the human body, scientists have unearthed an entirely new type of bone cell, one they believe may play an important role in the development of osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

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Ultrasound triggers brain’s waste disposal system in Alzheimer’s patients

A new study has demonstrated how the brain's waste disposal system might be kicked into gear via ultrasound to treat Alzheimer's, with the technique proving effective in stimulating activity of this system in patients as part of early human trials.

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Lab-grown brain organoids found to mature at same rate as an infant’s

Scientists at UCLA and Stanford University have carried out a first-of-a-kind analysis of 20-month-old lab-grown brain organoids to find that they had matured much like a human brain, following an internal clock to guide their development.

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Ultrasound and magnetism let drug-delivery nanobeads travel upstream

Although various groups are working on nanoparticles that could be used for directed drug delivery via the bloodstream, most of those particles are made to "go with the flow." Now, however, researchers have created ones that can travel upstream.

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Ultraviolet TV could provide a better understanding of animals’ vision

Unlike us, many animals can see ultraviolet light. If you're using a video screen to study their visual perception, therefore, that screen really ought to work in the UV spectrum – and a new one does just that.

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Hydrogen projects worth $300 billion are dropping green H2 prices fast

A new Hydrogen Council report sheds some light on Hydrogen's rise as a green fuel source. Green H2 production prices are falling faster than expected, and some 228 projects are in the pipeline globally, most of which were announced in the last year.

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