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Joseph Shavit

First-ever graphene circuit generates limitless power from thermal motion

Physicists have successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current

Joseph Shavit

Scientists develop groundbreaking new HIV vaccine strategy

Two studies from Scripps Research combine bioinformatics and other techniques to develop new vaccine candidates against HIV.

Joseph Shavit

Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction

Scientists made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day

Joseph Shavit

Non-invasive blood glucose monitor is 90% accurate

As a child, Maria Valero witnessed her diabetic father prick his finger several times a day to draw blood and check his glucose levels.

Joseph Shavit

Study reveals the connection between sugar, the gut microbiome and obesity

A study found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease and weight gain.

Joseph Shavit

Israeli researchers solve the mystery of human skin and organ regeneration

Wound healing is a major problem for many older individuals and chronic, non-healing skin ulcers are a major source of health care costs.