chemistry
A vaccine could help you quit smoking
Posted in Medicine on 10th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
To help those trying to quit, scientists came up with the idea of a nicotine vaccine that can train a smokers body to attack nicotine molecules before they reach the brain.
Battery technology could charge up water desalination
Posted in Science on 6th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas.
New Horizons shows that Pluto's heart probably has floating mounds of water ice
Posted in Science on 5th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists believe these water ice hills are floating in a sea of frozen nitrogen and move over time like icebergs in Earths Arctic Ocean.
Brain levels of B12 are prematurely low in those with autism or schizophrenia
Posted in Medicine on 24th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
A study has found that B12 levels in the brain are decreased in the elderly and are much lower in those with autism or schizophrenia.
Water ice found on the surface of comet 67P
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
For the first time, scientists have spotted large patches of water ice on the surface of a comet, thanks to instruments aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter.