As humanity continues its exploration of the universe, the low-gravity environment of space presents unusual challenges for scientists and engineers. Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have developed a new tool to help meet that challenge — a novel design for a low-gravity simulator […]

As medical advances help individuals with HIV survive longer, there is an increasing need to treat their chronic symptoms. One of the most common is neuropathic pain, or pain caused by damage to the nervous system. Distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) is the most prevalent neurological problem in HIV infection, affecting 50 percent of all HIV […]

Field studies in Peru have shown that membranes made using milk proteins can remove enough arsenic from tap water to bring it within recommended safety limits for drinking. Not only that, the technology is cheap and has minimal energy requirements. Arsenic contamination is a serious problem in Peru; in some areas, the amount of arsenic […]

Field studies in Peru have shown that membranes made using milk proteins can remove enough arsenic from tap water to bring it within recommended safety limits for drinking. Not only that, the technology is cheap and has minimal energy requirements. Arsenic contamination is a serious problem in Peru; in some areas, the amount of arsenic […]

More than 200 world leaders are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nation’s climate summit to discuss climate change. Described as the world’s best last chance for action, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) formally opens on 31 October after a one-year delay due […]

Just as human beings and all other living things exist in a vast number of different forms thanks to their genetic makeup, so different types of planets occur due to the chemical processes at work in the dusty regions surrounding newborn stars. It appears that nature has a fondness for forming exoplanets – planets beyond […]

A Swedish medical university plans to rename an auditorium, building and two streets on its campus that were named after racist scientists. Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute is taking the action to distance itself from the unsavoury views held by these scientists, including a chemistry Nobel prize-winner. The institute, which houses the body that awards the Nobel […]

Robots can deliver food on a college campus and hit a hole-in-one on the golf course, but even the most sophisticated robot can’t perform basic social interactions that are critical to everyday human life. MIT researchers have now incorporated certain social interactions into a framework for robotics, enabling machines to understand what it means to […]

Sixty-six research institutions in the US and Canada have adopted a set of principles to prevent sexual harassment in academia developed by the Association of American Universities (AAU). Under the non-binding framework, AAU member universities’ presidents and chancellors have agreed to share findings of sexual misconduct with prospective employers upon their request. Overall, the eight […]

Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have developed and validated a tool for assessing the potential performance and economic viability of newly developed adsorbents for post-combustion CO2 capture. The tool, developed by Ahmed Al Hajaj, Lourdes Vega and colleagues at the Khalifa University of Science and Technology, integrates molecular simulations with a dynamic process model. […]