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Nanotechnology
Mxene-Antibody sensor allows for low cost and accurate vitamin D detection in remote areas
Combining Mxene 2D nanomaterials and vitamin D selective antibodies, the new highly sensitive electrochemical sensor allows for low-cost, rapid, dispersed vitamin D detection in the blood. Credit: Kaust (2025) Designed to address global health issues that have a particular impact on people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the electrochemical sensors were created by Kaust’s interdisciplinary team. The…
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Physics
Advances in magnetic confinement promise 100 times more fusion power at half the cost
Machine configuration evolution: We use pure neutral beam injection Norm configuration (top) FRC formation tubes using pure neutral beam injection field inversion configuration (FRC) generation and Norman configuration (bottom). Credit: Natural Communication (2025). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-58849-5 TAE Technologies, Inc., USA. The team at Fusion Researchers have worked with colleagues at the University of California to develop a new type of fusion technology…
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Science
Blue Origins plans all female spaceflights, but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
May Carroll Jemison was the first black woman to travel to space. Credit: NASA For the first time since the solo flight of Russian astronaut Valentina Teleskova in 1963, the spacecraft enters orbit only women. The Blue Origin all-female spaceflight crew, including Popstar Katy Perry, are scheduled to take off this spring. Jeff Bezos’ crew is gathered from successful and…
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Nanotechnology
Core-shell nanocluster catalysts enable high efficiency, low cost, and environmentally friendly hydrogen production
Schematic diagram of core-shell nanoclusters. Credit: Department of Engineering, Seoul National University A Korean research team has successfully developed advanced electrochemical catalysts. This innovation is expected to lead to next-generation sustainable hydrogen production. The newly developed catalyst features ruthenium (RU)-based nanoclusters with a core-shell structure. Despite using only minimal precious metals, it offers world-class performance and exceptional stability. Furthermore, when…
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Science
Employee burnout can cost employers millions of people each year
Credit: Resuming the Genius of Pexels Employee burnout ranges from around $4,000 to $21,000 per US employee, and can cost millions of dollars each year, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This means that 1,000 US employees companies lose on average about $5 million a year. These estimates are based on computational simulation models…
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Other Sciences
What is the cost of living crisis? Luxury travel is booming, with further growth expected
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain About 10 years ago, while working at the Badrutts Palace Hotel in the Swiss town of St. Moritz, he was shocked to learn that a customer had requested that an elephant be brought in to deliver a birthday present to his wife. And the hotel made it happen and pushed the elephant into the lobby. This…
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Chemistry
New synthetic technology reduces drug development time and cost
Hans Renata and Kenta Yokoi in Renata’s lab at Rice University. Credit: Alex Becker/Rice University. A team of chemists from the Scripps Research Institute and Rice University has unveiled a new method that simplifies the synthesis of piperidine, a key structural component of many pharmaceuticals. The study, published in the journal Science, combines biocatalytic carbon-hydrogen oxidation with radical cross-coupling, providing…
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