Smart OLED Tattoos: Engineers Create Light-Emitting Tattoo
Scientists at UCL and the IIT -Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) have created a temporary tattoo with light-emitting technology used in TV…
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Significant Advance in the Treatment of Obesity: “Gamechanger” Drug Cuts Body Weight by 20%
One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of their…
Magnetic Waves Explain Mystery of Sun’s Puzzling Outer Layer
A theory as to why the Sun’s outer atmosphere differs in its chemical make-up from its inner layers has been confirmed by direct observation for…
Online Tool Identifies COVID-19 Patients at Highest Risk of Deterioration
A new risk-stratification tool that can accurately predict the likelihood of deterioration in adults hospitalized with COVID-19 has been developed by researchers from the UK…
Pioneering New Test Uses AI to Predict Eye Disease Three Years Before Symptoms
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at University College London (UCL) in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD,…
ABOVE & Beyond: New Drone Technology Improves Ability to Forecast Volcanic Eruptions
Specially-adapted drones developed by a University College London-led international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast…
Quantum Sensing Using Nanodiamonds to Help Detect Disease Earlier
The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for earlier detection of diseases such…
Good COVID News: None of the SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Mutations Appear to Increase Transmissibility
None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, according to a study led by University College…
Neuroscientists Reprogram Brain’s GPS Using Laser Beams
Neuroscientists at University College London (UCL) have used laser beams to “switch on” neurons in mice, providing new insight into the hidden workings of memory…
Biomass of World’s Largest Trees Measured for the First Time Using Laser Technology
Laser technology has been used to measure the volume and biomass of giant Californian redwood trees for the first time, records a new study by…
26 Animals Regularly in Contact With People May Be Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Virus
Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modeling how the virus might infect different animals’…
66 Million Years of Earth’s Climate Changes Revealed in Unprecedented Detail From Ocean Sediments
Changes in the Earth’s climate over the last 66 million years have been revealed in unprecedented detail by a team involving UCL researchers, highlighting four…
Brain-Inspired Electronic System Could Make Artificial Intelligence 1,000 Times More Energy Efficient
Extremely energy-efficient artificial intelligence is now closer to reality after a study by UCL researchers found a way to improve the accuracy of a brain-inspired…
Contact Tracing Apps Unlikely to Contain COVID-19 Spread: No Real-World Evidence of Effectiveness
Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures, finds…
Subnanosecond Optical Switching May Enable High-Performance All-Optical Data-Center Networks
A new technique that synchronizes the clocks of computers in under a billionth of a second can eliminate one of the hurdles for the deployment…
New Internet Speed World Record: 178 Terabits a Second
The world’s fastest data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of University College London engineers who reached an internet speed a fifth faster…
Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity Is Constrained by a Constant but Limited Energy Supply
Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due to a constant but limited energy supply, according to a…
Tabletop Quantum Experiment – 4000x Smaller Than Current Devices – Could Detect Gravitational Waves
Tiny diamond crystals could be used as an incredibly sensitive and small gravitational detector capable of measuring gravitational waves, suggests new UCL-led research. Predicted by…