Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three
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Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all…
Ultra-secure quantum data sent over existing internet cables
Two commercial telecommunications facilities have been connected by a secure quantum network that used existing fibre optic cables at room temperature – a key step…
Reducing high blood pressure can cut risk of dementia
Common medications for keeping blood pressure down, including ACE inhibitors, diuretics and calcium channel blockers, also lower the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment
Reducing high blood pressure can cut risk of dementia
Common medications for keeping blood pressure down, including ACE inhibitors, diuretics and calcium channel blockers, also lower the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment
Astronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet
On a faraway planet, James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms – but…
One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol
In an early-stage trial, a single dose of a CRISPR treatment lowered cholesterol levels, possibly permanently
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – thanks to a physics…
Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair
A prosthetic hand that weighs about half that of a human hand also enables wearers to carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots
AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data
A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and…