iednewsdesk 85134 posts 0 comments

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and University of Tokyo, Japan, have, for the first time, synthesized a novel artificial transmembrane ion channel—modelled on a naturally found transmembrane channel involved in…

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a polymer whose properties change markedly after being exposed to mechanical stress. In bulk form, the mechano-responsive polymer shows color changing, fluorescence, and…

The health of the UK’s insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise on policies to help protect them more effectively post-Brexit.There are growing concerns that insects are in widespread decline across…

Improved model estimates impact of ozone on soy cropsThe impact of ozone on soybean production can be predicted more accurately thanks to improvements to a computer modelling system.Surface ozone is a pollutant that affects plant growth…

The cancellation of 2021 exams mean teachers need “extensive guidance” on how to minimise the threat of unconscious bias while assessing pupils’ work2021 assessment changes mean teachers need “extensive support” to avoid unconscious bias,…

In a survey of recipients after the first lockdown, 82 per cent said the help was very important in helping them to continue their studies and 46 per cent believed receiving financial help had prevented them from becoming…

Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 16th/17th century including devastating floods, massive snowfalls…

New York University Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah will deliver “The Ethics of Work,” the Spring 2021 Virtual Bentson Dean’s Lecture, on Wed., March 3, 5:30 p.m. EST.Appiah, who pens the “The Ethicist” column for the New York Times…

The first of three exhibitions of thesis projects from the Class of 2021 is on view in the window vitrines of the Kimmel Center located at 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY, 10003.SHOW ONE is an exhibition featuring works in…

The impact of atmospheric aerosols on clouds and climate may be different than previously thought. That is the conclusion of cloud researcher Franziska Glassmeier from TU Delft. The results of her study will be published in Science on…