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Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: study
Science
We’ll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer ...
Super Fluffy “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet Discovery Shocks Scientists – “We Cannot Explain How This Planet Formed”
Science
Astronomers have discovered an enormous, low-density planet named WASP-193b, which is 50% larger than Jupiter but has a cotton candy-like density. This ...
Brain Flexibility: Neurons Multitask to Shape Perception and Action
Health
Summary: A new study explains how the brain balances flexibility with focus through “mixed selectivity” in neurons. This mechanism allows neurons to ...
Brain Veins as Light Detectors: A New Path to Deep Brain Imaging
Science
Summary: Researchers innovated a novel bioluminescence detection technique to image deep brain structures, circumventing the challenge of light scattering. This method involves ...
Beta Rhythms May Be Master Regulators of Cognitive Control
Health
Summary: A new study highlights the critical role of beta rhythms (14-30 Hz) in orchestrating cognitive processes. The research synthesizes experimental data ...
MIT’s Revolutionary CO2 Conversion Technology
Science
MIT chemical engineers have created an efficient method to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, using a DNA-tethered catalytic process that could ...
Life on Venus? MIT’s “Absolutely Surprising” Discovery of Amino Acid Stability
Science
MIT researchers have found that amino acids — major building blocks for life on Earth — are stable in highly concentrated sulfuric ...
New hope for Lyme disease prevention found in human sweat
Health
Health By Tracy Swartz Published March 19, 2024, 9:46 p.m. ET Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection that sometimes results in chronic ...
How 40 Hz Light and Sound Waves Could Halt Alzheimer’s
Health
Bright staining highlights VIP-expressing interneurons in this coronal cross-section of a mouse brain. The neurons may help drive glymphatic clearance of amyloid ...
MIT’s Microscopic Metamaterials Defy Supersonic Impacts
Science
Metamaterials with specific microstructures outperform solid materials in resisting supersonic impacts, offering potential for advanced protective solutions. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com High-speed ...
Business
Gen Zers walk into the workplace with one foot out the door—slandering them won’t solve the future-of-work conundrum