News
- Health & Medicine
Snakebite treatment buys time
An ointment that slows the transport of venom from the bite site to the vital organs could keep victims alive long enough to reach medical care.
- Tech
Batteries not included
Researchers have developed a sensor that, when flexed, generates enough charge to send wireless signals.
- Psychology
Math disability tied to bad number sense
Children who don’t grasp arithmetic at all, unlike below-average students, have little feel for estimating quantities.
- Physics
New data zap views of static electricity
Materials appear to build up charge by exchanging tiny bits of material, a study concludes.
