Using Ant Pheromones to Catch Crop Pests & Reduce Insecticide Spraying
Scientists at the Universities of Bath and Sussex have developed a new system that slowly releases ant pheromones to attract pests to an insecticide bait….
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Stack and Twist: Physicists Accelerate the Hunt for Revolutionary New Materials
Bath scientists take an important step towards understanding the interaction between layers of atomically thin materials arranged in stacks. Scientists at the University of Bath…
We Are Mutating SARS-CoV-2 – The COVID-19 Virus – But It Is Evolving Back
Scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution looked at the evolution of the virus that causes Covid19; their findings could help the design of a…
Nanodevices Track Cells From the Inside, Show How They Develop With Time
For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts. For the first…
3D Print Your Own Laboratory-Grade Precision Microscope for $18
An open-source design from the University of Bath gives schools, homes, and labs the chance to 3D print their own precision microscopes. For the first…
Common Autistic Personality Test Unreliable, Psychologists Say
Psychologists at the University of Bath, King’s College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic…
Science Revolution Sparked by Rapid Progress in Nanotechnology
Dialing Up the Heat on Nanoparticles The ability of metallic nanoparticles to harvest and control light is transforming scientific research, according to physicists from the…
Scientists Identified a New Bird Species: It Looks Identical to Another With Very Different Genes
Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago….
Men’s Stress Increases If Wife Earns More Than 40% of Household Income
Study of US data shows persistent social norms about male breadwinning can harm men’s mental health. Husbands are least stressed when their wives earn up…
Exercising Before Breakfast Offers “Profound” Health Benefits
Exercising before eating breakfast improves how the body responds to insulin and lowers people’s risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to a…
Astonishing Nanomaterial Is Both Twisted and Untwisted at the Same Time
Scientists illuminate secrets of a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time. The material developed at University of Bath allows for…
Study Finds Political Conservatives Make the Best Investors
When it comes to investing, conservatives may have a built-in advantage, according to a study by business scholars at Rice University, the University of North…
First Detection of Polarized Radio Waves in Gamma Ray Burst Jets
Good fortune and cutting-edge scientific equipment have allowed scientists to observe a Gamma Ray Burst jet with a radio telescope and detect the polarisation of…
Physicists Manipulate and Control Individual Molecules
New technique will open up research possibilities across the fields of nanoscience and nanophysics. Physicists at the University of Bath have discovered how to manipulate…
Scientists Discover Gene Critical for a Healthy Brain
New research has shown how an unusual gene is needed for brain development in young mice. Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2001,…
Graphene Could Make Telecommunication Speeds One Hundred Times Faster
Research from the Universities of Bath and Exeter suggests that the use of graphene in telecommunications could improve speeds by nearly a hundred times that…
Graphene Center Laboratory is State of the Art “Nano-Factory”
Graphene is an amazing material offering high strength, transparency and flexibility with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, all from a single layer of carbon atoms….