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Discover the inner workings of cancer
Medicine - Health

Discover the inner workings of cancer

Scientists looking for new ways to fight cancer often endeavor to understand subtle changes, often invisible to DNA.

December 14, 2018
The man died of sun allergy
Medicine - Health

The man died of sun allergy

A 45-year-old Russian man died of a rare disease called contact dermatitis, when the summer temperature in the country increased.

December 14, 2018
Progress in cancer cell detection techniques
Medicine - Health

Progress in cancer cell detection techniques

Cancer researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the United States (UCLA) have reported a major advance in the detection of cancer cells as they spre…

December 14, 2018
Glowing tree replaces lamp
Science invention

Glowing tree replaces lamp

Taiwanese scientists have invented a method of turning leaves of plants into bio-photodiode ...

December 14, 2018
The world's smallest molecular optical transistor
Science invention

The world's smallest molecular optical transistor

Since lasers first appeared nearly 50 years ago, scientists and technicians have dreamed of the ability to create a completely optical circuit in which electrons are rep…

December 14, 2018
Optical memory - from nanolaser to 1 Tbit / inch2
Science invention

Optical memory - from nanolaser to 1 Tbit / inch2

Researchers in the United States have just succeeded in creating a nanolaser device that converges a beam of light with a power of 200 nW into a small spot less than 35…

December 14, 2018
Airy optical beam was first observed
Science invention

Airy optical beam was first observed

For the first time, scientists have observed unusual optical beams called Airy rays. Unlike other light rays, Airy rays have the ability to maintain diffraction in a far…

December 14, 2018
Black hole created from light
Science invention

Black hole created from light

Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr. Friedrich König used high-intensity light pulses to create an artificial 'event horizon' - a feature that identifies a black hole and is…

December 14, 2018