An employee of the Baden-Württemberg State Health Office opens a sample that contains a smear of a 2019 nCoV suspected case. Symbolic photo: dpa
GIESSEN – An artificial virus inhibitor pushes back pathogens like the corona virus, but works just as well against other dangerous viruses like the Lassa or the Zika virus. This has been discovered by a nationwide...
The battle to contain the Chinese coronavirus threatens to cut off U.S. companies from parts and materials they need to produce iPhones, automobiles, appliances and for treating medical conditions including Alzheimer's disease, high blood pressure and malaria.
Some of the United States' best-known manufacturers such as General Electric, Caterpillar and the Big Three automakers, along with many smaller American businesses,...
The Japanese Cabinet has approved a bill to revise the law to build a so-called "super city," where the latest technologies for urban living will be tested. The government hopes to pass the bill within the next few months.
Establishing such a "super city" is seen as key to driving innovation for what is being called "a fourth industrial revolution."...
On February 4, 2020, a meeting with the participation of young scientists and specialists - doctoral students, dissertators and undergraduates was held at the Institute of Chemistry of Additives of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. Speaking at the event, the director of the institute, academician Vagif Farzaliyev, said that the state shows great attention and care for...
There's a problem with stuffing wireless connections into ever-smaller devices: they can struggle to maintain a good signal when there's so little space for antennas. MIT CSAIL researchers might have a fix, though. They've developed an RFocus "smart surface" that "can work both as a mirror or a lens" to focus radio signals onto the right devices on either...
YouTube generated nearly $5 billion in ad revenue in the last three months, Google revealed today as part of parent company Alphabet’s fourth quarter earnings report. This is the first report under newly instated Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who took over as the chief executive of the entire company late last year after co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin...
Scientists have developed a new form of bandage which is capable of diagnosing bacterial infections by changing color. It also administers early medication that can potentially help combat antibiotic resistance in cases of infection and save thousands of lives.
The new ‘smart’ bandage can detect which bacteria are present in the body and releases early medication to prevent further symptoms....
An article by scientists from the ANAS Institute of Chemistry of Additives - Academician Vagif Farzaliyev, Ph.D.in Chemistry, associate professor Oruj Nabiyev and Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry, associate professor Afsun Sujayev, published in collaboration with Turkish colleagues in "Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology" was included in a list of the most popular scientific papers published during December,...
Scientists at Yale University have found a link between thyroid cancer and radiation from cell phones.
According to Medical Xpress, scientists were able to prove the effect of smartphones on the development of thyroid cancer in some patients. They examined about 900 people and found that in patients with a specific single nucleotide polymorphism, the active use of smartphones doubles...
An informative seminar on the activities of the European Commission's COST program (European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific Research and Technology) will be held at the Central Scientific Library of ANAS, on February 6, at 10:00.
The seminar will provide detailed information about the possibilities of participating in the COST program, joining projects and preparing applications.
The event will run in English....