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Jan 27 2025ENVIRONMENT

How Europe's Energy Shift Affected Its Environment

In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union quickly responded with the REPowerEU plan. This plan aimed to ensure short-term energy security by changing how the EU gets and uses natural gas. The goal was to diversify imports, reduce demand, and speed up the use of renewable energy in the

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Jan 27 2025BUSINESS

A Closer Look at the Embraer Phenom 100EV and EX

First flying in 2008, Embraer's Phenom 100 is the entry-level business jet for the Brazilian manufacturer. It has evolved in many ways. The Phenom 100E added spoilers for better performance. Its successor, the 100EV, swapped engines for more thrust and updated avionics. The latest model, the 100EX,

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Jan 27 2025SCIENCE

Exploring Silica Nanoparticles and Protein Interactions

Ever wondered how tiny nanoparticles behave in our bodies? Scientists have been studying how proteins stick to these tiny particles, forming something called a "protein corona. " This corona changes how the nanoparticles behave and function in biological environments. In a recent study, researchers

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Jan 26 2025HEALTH

Sleep Scratching: A New Way to Track Itchiness

Have you ever noticed that your itch gets worse at night? For people with skin conditions like atopic dermatitis, this is a common problem. Scratching in your sleep can make your skin worse, disrupt your sleep, and lower your quality of life. But how do you measure that? Scientists have been trying

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Jan 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

Designing Multi-Material Lattices with Graph Neural Networks

Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the creation of customized materials with unique properties. It's not just about shapes anymore; now, we can mix different materials in AM to make stuff with even more special features. So far, using machine learning to design these materials has mainly

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Jan 26 2025HEALTH

Stopping Neglected Tropical Diseases: Why It's Tough in Poor Communities

Imagine living in a place where simple infections can change your life forever. That's the reality for over a billion people in low-income communities, facing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These aren't your common colds; they're chronic and can seriously harm health. So, what's the deal? Why a

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Jan 26 2025HEALTH

The Hidden Power of SARS-CoV-2's Main Protease: Why M pro Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic, stretching over three years, has rocked the world. It's brought about significant changes across medicine, society, politics, and finance. One major challenge has been the virus's ability to mutate and evade our immune systems. The search is on for a stable target to develop v

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

How Holy Basil Fights Worms: A Closer Look

Lymphatic filariasis is a big problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Current medicines like DEC, albendazole, and ivermectin aren't great at killing adult worms. So, scientists are looking for new ways to fight this disease. This study checks out how holy basil, or Ocimum sanctum, affects

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

Babies in the Hospital: A New Way to Assess Their Needs

When babies are sick and in the hospital, one of the biggest challenges for healthcare professionals is quickly and effectively evaluating their conditions. Current methods rely too much on personal opinions, which can vary from one person to another. That's where the Infant Nursing Assessment Scale

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Jan 25 2025HEALTH

Bed Nets for Better Health: A Pilot Study in Uganda

Imagine a world where every night, kids sleep safe from malaria under special insect-killing nets. That's what Uganda wants, but these nets wear out fast, leaving gaps in protection. A recent study in Western Uganda tried something new. They trained local health workers to give out these nets, calle

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