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Magnetoresistance of MXene to predict distribution of molecules

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Magnetoresistance of MXene to predict distribution of molecules
24 September, Washington : The magnetoresistance property of MXene has been utilised by researchers to develop a way to predict the distribution of molecules on the surface. MXene is a two-dimensional nanomaterial with alternating layers of metal and carbon that exhibits strong electrical conductivity and may be mixed with different metal compounds. As a result, it can be used in... Read More

Japan Launches H2A Rocket with Lunar Lander

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Japan Launches H2A Rocket with Lunar Lander
07 September, Kathmandu: Japan launched an H2A rocket on Thursday carrying a lunar lander that will attempt to make the nation’s first lunar landing, after three postponements in a week last month due to bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima at 8:42... Read More

Soils pay key role in keeping the planet cool

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Soils pay key role in keeping the planet cool
18 August, Kathmandu: The study looked at a way to prevent soil carbon from evaporating and retaining heat in the atmosphere. A new initiative from the University of Central Florida seeks to chill the atmosphere by using soils. The project, which will be supported by a roughly $750,000 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant, will look at a... Read More

Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

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Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
06 Jul, Kathmandu: Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Wednesday, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides “a new, separate space for... Read More

Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter

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Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
03 Jul, Kathmandu: Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. The site is now requiring people to log on to view tweets and profiles — a change in its longtime practice... Read More

Study: Therapy Boosts Bees’ Immunity to Deadly Viruses

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Study: Therapy Boosts Bees’ Immunity to Deadly Viruses
02 Jul,Los Angeles : Researchers have successfully tested a novel strategy for enhancing honey bees’ immune systems in an effort to help them fend off lethal viruses that have caused significant losses of the vital pollinator around the world. The research group, which includes entomologists from the University of Florida, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Louisiana State University, and the... Read More

Secrets of high-elevation pregnancies: Study

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Secrets of high-elevation pregnancies: Study
22 Jun, Washington : Researchers found genetic foundations that enable specific populations of highland mice to safeguard growing foetuses in higher elevations. The study was published in Journal, ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.’ Low birth weights and other issues are frequently linked to high-altitude pregnancy. These difficulties affect a wide variety of species, including humans and deer mice.... Read More

Molecular sensor enables malaria parasite harm

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Molecular sensor enables malaria parasite harm
18 Jun, Kathmandu: Researchers have discovered a novel molecular sensor that allows the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitos at precisely the right time. The study was published in Journal,’ Science Advances.’ Malaria remains a significant public health problem, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, with nearly 250 million cases per year, 621,000 of which are fatal. Malaria is a... Read More

Long Covid worse than some cancers: Study

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Long Covid worse than some cancers: Study
08 Jun,London : Fatigue is the symptom that most affect the daily lives of long Covid patients, and it can affect the quality of life more than some cancers, according to a new study. The study was led by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter. The research, published in BMJ Open and funded by the National Institute for... Read More

Twitter CEO Elon Musk “fires” app developer

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk “fires” app developer
15 November, Kathmandu: Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who has been laying off employees and contractors of the micro-blogging platform, has fired yet another member of his Twitter team and that too seemingly with a tweet. The person whose employment was terminated by Musk is an Android developer named Eric Frohnhoefer who had stated in his tweet that Musk’s assessment of... Read More