Study demonstrates construction of monoatomic lead layers with specially developed method for the first time

Chritran Ghosal (r.) and Dr Philip Schädlich examine the electronic properties of the 2D meat layers in a laboratory at the TUC’s Institute of Physics. Credit: Franziska Schölzel, Chemnitz University…

Massachusetts is updating its sex education guidelines for the first time in 24 years

In June 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shared with the public a draft of a new framework that will guide how elementary, middle and high schools in the state approach…

Get Ready for Your Personal AI

Microsoft last week announced the upcoming availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot, and it looks to be a huge game-changer. At the enterprise level, it will help you find anything you…

New tech brings resilience to small-town hydropower

Fall River Electric Cooperative Hydropower Plant on the Teton River near Felt, Idaho. Credit: Idaho National Laboratory Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has celebrated the ribbon-cutting of its new Microgrid in…

Children and adolescents in food-insecure homes had more mental health visits

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children and adolescents living in food-insecure households had a 55% higher frequency of physician visits for mental health reasons than those with adequate food supplies, according…

What Keeps Venus Looking so Young? A Powerful Jolt Early on, Perhaps

A new study suggests that higher-energy bolide impacts created a superheated core and extended volcanism on Venus — leading to its younger surface appearance. Researchers at Yale and the Southwest…

90% adults fall short of eating their daily recommended vegetables. Could gene-edited salad greens make a difference?

A food and agriculture startup called Pairwise developed CRISPR-edited vegetables to make them more palatable. They created a breed of mustard greens (Brassica juncea) that had reduced pungency compared to…

Analysis shows two in three cosmetic surgery injections in the UK are not administered by doctors

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to an analysis of the UK’s cosmetic injectables industry by University College London researchers, 68% of cosmetic practitioners who are administering injections such as Botox…

Archaeologists explore submerged structures off the Le Cesine coastline |

A new research project led by the University of Salento is conducting an underwater and surface study of the Le Cesine coastline to explore submerged structures first identified in 2020.…

Brain Bites: Top 5 Neuroscience News Articles of the Week – June 23, 2023

Summary: This week’s neuroscience revelations encompass intriguing findings from the enigmatic genetics of mind-controlling hairworms to the groundbreaking link between alcohol use disorders and certain neuronal plasticity genes. A novel…