Vitamin C in the body can be tracked by fluorescence
Vitamin C is best known as a nutrient. In high enough doses, however, vitamin C also shows potential against many cancers, according to recent studies. To successfully develop vitamin C (chemically named ascorbic acid) as a medication, it is crucial to probe its concentration in the body, thus ensuring safe and effective doses.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-vitamin-body-tracked-fluorescence.html
Ultralow power consumption for data recording
A team of researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Hanyang University, has developed new phase change material with electrical characteristics different from those of conventional materials. This new material allows a drastic reduction in power consumption for data recording in non-volatile random access memory.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-ultralow-power-consumption.html
EU top court rules privacy campaigner can go after Facebook
The European Union's top court says that Austrian privacy campaigner Maximillian Schrems can bring a case against Facebook Ireland as an individual but there cannot be a class action suit.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-eu-court-privacy-campaigner-facebook.html
Philippines plans forced evacuations around erupting volcano
Philippine authorities who have declared a no-go zone around an erupting volcano said Thursday they will remove all holdouts, by force if necessary, to avoid casualties after tens of thousands of other residents fled to safety.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-philippines-evacuations-erupting-volcano.html
Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the roses
It might be one small move for a robot, but it could prove an important step for Dutch cheesemakers. Moonlander, invented by students, is here to help take the hard work out of curds and whey.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-dutch-robots-cheese-roses.html
Century of data shows sea-level rise shifting tides in Delaware, Chesapeake bays
The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence of how sea-level rise already is affecting high and low tides in both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, two large estuaries of the eastern United States.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-century-sea-level-shifting-tides-delaware.html
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