Researchers in India are developing a tampon that changes color if it detects a urinary tract infection. They soaked fibers in a substance that breaks down in the presence of Candida albicans, a common yeast infection, and placed them inside pads and tampons. In simulations, the fibers turned bright pink, indicating the presence of an … Read more
Happy Cow or Thinking Pig? AI system can detect nine different emotional states in FARM ANIMALS by analysing their faces Researchers trained an AI system on tens of thousands of farm animals Found a total of 13 facial actions based on eyes and ears of cows and pigs These were linked to nine different emotional states of the … Read more
Forget painful nose swabs! Non-invasive SKIN tests can detect Covid-19 with 83% accuracy, scientists say Sebum is a waxy substance made by glands in the skin of the face, neck and back Researchers found the composition of lipids in the sebum is altered by Covid The difference in lipid levels was found to correlate with positive Covid … Read more
Forget painful nose swabs! Non-invasive SKIN tests can detect Covid-19 with 83% accuracy, scientists say Sebum is a waxy substance made by glands in the skin of the face, neck and back Researchers found the composition of lipids in the sebum is altered by Covid The difference in lipid levels was found to correlate with positive Covid … Read more
It may be time to rewrite the textbooks, as scientists have discovered the Earth has a ‘fifth layer’ in the form of an innermost inner core at the centre of the planet. Geologists from the Australian National University created search algorithms allowing them to trawl through thousands of models of the Earth’s inner core. For … Read more
A small, wearable sensor that can detect levels of the stress hormone cortisol in sweat may soon help warn when people are nearing burnout, a study reported. Engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and start-up Xsensio said that the tool could help to objectively quantify stress levels. The device is placed directly … Read more
Controversial rapid lateral flow tests ‘can detect most infectious cases’ of coronavirus, a Government-led study has claimed amid concerns about their reliability. Oxford University scientists who carried out the research found the devices, which give a result within half an hour, catch between 84 and 90 per cent of Covid-positive people. Number 10 has spent more … Read more
Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers more than 13 BILLION light years from Earth Researchers used the ALMA telescope array in Chile to discover the quasar A quasar is a type of supermassive black hole that is releasing a lot of energy This object was discovered when the universe … Read more
Dogs struggle to detect differences between similar-sounding words like ‘dog’ and ‘dig’, according to a new study. Hungarian scientists put electrodes on doggies’ heads to measure signs of recognition from brain activity as they listened to various spoken words. The dogs listened to known words (like ‘sit’), similar but nonsense words (‘sut’) and very different … Read more
One of the most ancient groups of birds was able to detect vibrations in the ground, allowing them to capture prey – a ‘superpower’ that is found in a handful of modern-day birds. The trait, called remote-touch, is known among kiwis, ibises and sandpipers, but a team from the University of Cape Town believes the lithornithids … Read more