Research Today
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Discover interesting new research as it鈥檚 published across the scientific spectrum! 馃摎 Demystifying science + building accessible #scicomm for all 馃К馃馃尣馃獝馃
Joined April 2021
- 馃攱 Researchers have developed a new metal-free, recyclable, degradable battery! By using polypeptides instead of the current lithium and cobalt, we could avoid huge issues w current batteries like unsafe mining conditions + lack of recycling #ClimateAction @TAMUChemistry
- 馃 Tricking #cancer cells into consuming more toxic drugs Anti-cancer drugs bind to a protein called Albumin, which cancer cells eat to grow. Manipulating new pathways discovered in cancer cells could increase Albumin (+ thus drug) consumption! #AcademicChatter @MassGeneralNews
- 鉁婲ew sensor measures blood glucose without finger pricks! It detects glucose in sweat by touching the finger, then a personalised algorithm corrects for individual variances in skin + sweat - a big step in removing painful daily jabs in #diabetes #academicchatter @UCSanDiego
- 馃懚Being near children makes adults more generous! Focusing on children led to increased helpfulness, social justice + empathy with others, as well as being 2x as likely to donate to charity Implications for children in political/decision making environments! #academicchatter