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Space technology can be used for better breast scans

Feb 5, 2022

A special camera designed for space telescopes can also be used in scanners that can detect breast cancer far more effectively than regular mammograms. As a senior researcher at DTU...

Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth

Feb 4, 2022

The researchers tracked the formation of these supermountains throughout Earth's history using traces of zircon with low lutetium content -- a combination of mineral and rare earth element only found...

What’s wrong with Australian mortgages? They’re fixed for shareholders, not home owners

Feb 4, 2022

There’s no reason why Australian lenders couldn’t offer 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, as they do in the US. This is one reason why RBA governor Philip Lowe has been so cautious...

Russia's war in the Ukraine is complex and probably already underway

Feb 4, 2022

Recent writing on the Russo-Ukrainian crisis often frames the conflict as a war that hasn’t happened yet but might occur at any moment. Far from being a potential future war,...

Unprecedented crises trigger severe hunger in southern Ethiopia

Feb 4, 2022

Young Lives is a 20-year study following the same children across four countries, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Young Lives Surveys 2020, 2021In late 2021, Young Lives contacted 326 study...

Historic buildings could use solar panels to protect from rising energy costs

Feb 4, 2022

“It’s very difficult to insulate historic Grade I listed buildings like Bath Abbey, so installing solar panels is a good way to reduce the carbon footprint of these buildings,” said...

Urgent need for radioactive substances for cancer treatment

Feb 4, 2022

In aThis is not the first time the John and Birthe Meyer Foundation has donated funds for equipment at DTU. PET scans of cancer patients by hospitals requires the production...

A creative desire, and the grit to get it done

Feb 4, 2022

When Laura Rosado was headed to MIT four years ago, she was undecided about choosing a major. Rosado and her lab partner decided on a project that was “ridiculously" ambitious...

Nancy Kanwisher wins National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences

Feb 4, 2022

“It has been a profound privilege, and a total blast, to watch the human brain in action as these data began to reveal an initial picture of the organization of...

Testing the effectiveness of KN95 and surgical mask ‘fit hacks’

Feb 3, 2022

Proper fit is essential to the effectiveness of a face mask, especially for those in healthcare settings who are caring for patients with COVID-19. Researchers from the University of Cambridge...