SCI-TECH | Lithium-ion based batteries to become cheapest electricity storing option: study
LONDON, ENGLAND -- Batteries based on lithium-ion will become the cheapest way to store electricity in the near future, according...
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MED-TECH | Scientists develop potential therapy for aggressive breast cancer
WASHINGTON -- American and Chinese researchers developed an experimental therapy that can reduce the spread of a kind of hard-to-treat...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | Mobile phone texting can help smokers quit smoking
WASHINGTON -- A study by Chinese researchers showed that texting on mobile phones could help smokers quit smoking. The study...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Early career choices influence personality: study
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- In a study that tracked young adults over a period of six years, University of Illinois (UI)...
SCI-TECH | MIT researchers remake wasp toxin into antibiotic drugs
WASHINGTON -- American researchers have transformed toxin in wasps into potential antibiotic drugs that may eliminate hard-to-cure bacterial infections. In...
TECH NEWS | Tiny, battery-free wearable device designed to warn UV overexposure
WASHINGTON -- American engineers developed a wearable, battery-free device to measure exposure to ultraviolet light that can lead to skin...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | A single workout can burn energy in two days: study
WASHINGTON -- Chinese and American scientists found that a single workout could activate neurons in mice that influence metabolism for...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | Messy office leaves impression of uncaring — study
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- An extremely messy personal space seems to lead people to believe the owner of that space is...
BUSINESS TECH | More than 80% of pirated software-loaded new PCs in Asia are infected with malware
ASIA PACIFIC & SINGAPORE -- A Microsoft sweep of PC test purchasing revealed that more than four in five (83%)...
SCI-TECH | Engineers develop sensor to monitor ‘quantum qubits’ for supercomputers
SYDNEY, AUSTALIA -- Quantum engineers in Australia, who are working on developing a scalable supercomputer with silicon chips (known as...