Who would win a drinking competition, humans or elephants?
Humans are one of mammal’s top drinking champions; we even have better tolerance than elephants
Archive: May 2020
Decoding Your Brain: The Search for Stability at the Brain-Computer Interface
Bioengineers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new computational algorithm to improve the function of brain-computer interfaces. This algorithm works by finding common patterns of activity over time and…
Redesigning the polio vaccine - Lessons from evolution
Current polio vaccines have been successful in nearly eradicating polio in the world. Unfortunately, there have been emerging cases of polio in recent years. To combat this, scientists have designed a new oral poliovirus vaccine that could result in a…
Newly Discovered Microbe Both Breaks Down and Produces Ethane
Researchers have discovered microbes that can not only break down ethane, but also produce it, with important implications for carbon-neutral industrial processes.