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Biophilic building for human resilience and pandemic prevention

February 15, 2021
Derived in 1964 by the social psychologist Erich Fromm, 'biophilia' means to love life. Here, architect Robert Hopkins, explains how the application of biophilic design and sensor-led monitoring systems can...

Scent detection dogs can smell COVID-19

February 12, 2021
A promising approach using cleverly trained pooches might bring big, public events back into play! A research review has suggested scent detection dogs might well be able to successsfully screen...

Robotic system outSTRIPs all previous COVID testing systems

February 9, 2021
A live laboratory setup in the Netherlands demonstrates that five robots could accurately process and track 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests a day, relieving the burden on overloaded laboratory personnel and...

We can be Zero! Time for a strategic change to combat virus variants?

February 8, 2021
As we emerge from the devasting second wave of the virus, there is a growing feeling among some virologists that it is time for a strategic change in the current...

NHS staff targeted by nearly 140,000 malicious emails last year

February 8, 2021
I suspect we can all testify to a rise in confusing calls claiming our National Insurance is about to implode if we dont' send money immediately, terrifyingly targeted fraudulant messages...

A world’s first in proton beam research

February 4, 2021
Apologies for the newsletter misdirect if you were looking for Biophilic building for human resilience and pandemic prevention please click here otherwise do read on... Just before the first lockdown,...

Droplet formation at the nanoscale

February 4, 2021
It is surprising to find such everyday physics in the nanoscale world of molecular biology, but when researchers observed how droplets of TPX2 formed on rod-like filaments called microtubules they...

Cell shape influences antibiotic resistance

February 3, 2021
A broad, curvy shape has a lower surface-to-volume ratio and is less susceptible to surface invasion. So, being wide and curvatious helps bacteria survive antibiotics, continue to grow, and adapt...

Robotic exoskeleton training expands options for stroke rehabilitation

February 2, 2021
It must be hard enough to recover from an acute stroke, but many find the physical taxation of rehabilitation exercises incredibly challenging. Retraining the brain to drive the complex processes...

Bright future for multitasking CRISPR as it tackles complex diseases and COVID

January 29, 2021
In these pseudo-dystopian days of unprecedented pandemic. white-coated men and women in labs all over the world are the shock troops in a relentless campaign against the unseen enemy. Here...

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