Wearable UV monitor
Researchers in China have created a wearable UV light monitoring patch to detect harmful rays on human skin and warn against sunburn. It can also be used on plant tissues and send alerts to a phone when exposure is too high.
Hygiene best option to beat resistance
A life-threatening drug-resistant bacteria is rarely transmitted to humans through animal or environmental contact as had been feared. An international group of researchers has discovered. Infections appear to be spread from person to person, meaning the best way to control spread is strict hygiene control.
Hope for hand arthritis
A drug that increases levels of retinoic acid could be a promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to a new study. Derived from vitamin A (retinol), retinoic acid is important in cell growth and development.
Sewage surprises appear in global analysis
A global analysis of sewage has revealed remarkable diversity in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. AMR is viewed as a serious public health threat. Now, analysis of DNA in untreated sewage has been harnessed to provide a snapshot of the abundance and diversity of resistance genes.
$4bn for green hydrogen
Four billion dollars is to be invested in a green hydrogen facility in Texas, US. The project is to be jointly owned by Air Products and the AES Corporation and will include around 1.4GW of wind and solar generation.