SCI-TECH | Scientists reveal how black widow spiders create steel-strength fibers
WASHINGTON -- American scientists revealed how black widow spiders weaved steel-strength silks, which promised to create equally strong synthetic materials....
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SCI-TECH | Scientists develop new hybrid power devices based on fuel cells
SHENYANG, CHINA -- A team of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have invented...
MED-TECH | Scientists find vaccine effective in combating bird flu, but new risks among ducks
WASHINGTON -- Chinese scientists found that vaccine for chickens in 2017 effectively worked to curb bird flu pandemic starting in...
SCI-TECH | Australian team finds new DNA analysis tool to help fight crime
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- Forensic examiners could soon have a new weapon to catch criminals after Australian researchers developed a method...
ENVIRONMENT | Researchers invent new coating that cools down buildings
WASHINGTON -- Researchers at Columbia University have invented a high-quality polymer coating that can cool down buildings in daytime by...
SCI-TECH | Genetic test helps predict disease recurrence in myelodysplastic syndrome
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- A DNA-based analysis of blood cells soon after a stem cell transplant can predict the likelihood of...
CLIMATE CHANGE | Insect activities due to global warming cause more crop losses: study
WASHINGTON -- American researchers found that climate change was expected to accelerate rates of crop loss due to growth of...
TECH NEWS | Robots patrol city pipes to detect defects
HEFEI, CHINA -- A six-wheeled robot travels underground in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, to detect warning signs...
SCI-TECH | Gene editing technique halts Duchenne muscular dystrophy in dogs
WASHINGTON -- American scientists have for the first time used gene editing technology to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular...
SCI-TECH | Experimental drug slows brain’s shrinking: study
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- A phase two clinical trial of the investigational drug ibudilast shows that the drug slows brain shrinkage....