Volkswagen’s climate activist won’t be able to change the green credentials of the company any time soon
After 'Dieselgate', Volkswagen appears keen to rescue its public image. Now it's looking to hire its own 'Greta Thunberg'.
March 11, 2020 • ~6 min
How a tech-based program on health brought African American kids and parents together
Rural African American families typically have more disadvantages than those living in urban areas. But high-tech options can help.
March 10, 2020 • ~6 min
New blood test could be used to help millions infected with TB
A team of researchers has developed a point-of-care TB test that costs only $2 and gives results in about 30 minutes, lowering the barrier to care in low-resource settings and potentially saving millions of lives.
Oct. 23, 2019 • ~9 min
Nervous system activity might influence human longevity, neural activity
The brain’s neural activity, long implicated in disorders ranging from dementia to epilepsy, also plays a role in human aging and life span, according to research led by scientists in the Blavatnik Institute.
Oct. 16, 2019 • ~8 min
Study shows that students learn more when taking part in classrooms that employ active-learning strategies
A new Harvard study shows that, though students felt like they learned more from traditional lectures, they actually learned more when taking part in active-learning classrooms.
Sept. 4, 2019 • ~8 min
Bioinspired wound dressing contracts in response to body heat, speeding up healing
To speeding up wound healing, researchers have developed active adhesive dressings based on heat-responsive hydrogels that are mechanically active, stretchy, tough, highly adhesive, and antimicrobial.
July 24, 2019 • ~6 min
Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests
Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.
May 20, 2019 • ~4 min
Harvard unveils new technique 60 times faster than traditional fMRI
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, King’s College London, and other institutions have developed a technique for measuring brain activity that’s 60 times faster than traditional fMRI.
April 17, 2019 • ~8 min
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