Tag: Glass
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Windows to the World: Inside the €1.5 Million Kinsale Home That Elevates Everyday Living
Introduction: A home that opens to the world In the picturesque town of Kinsale, a residence priced at €1.5 million stands out not just for its price tag but for the way it redefines everyday living. The project, led by Haroldo Oliveira, director of architecture at JCA (Jack Coughlan Architects), is a testament to how…
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India Faces a Deepening Killer Superbug Crisis: The AMR Wake-Up Call
Introduction: A Global and Indian AMR Alarm Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not a distant threat. It is a present crisis that is reshaping how doctors treat common infections. Recent analyses from The Lancet and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that India is among the epicenters of this crisis, with resistant bacteria increasingly escaping last-resort…
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Feeling sick and antibiotics not working? WHO warns of quickly spiraling antibiotic resistance and how to check
The global alarm: antibiotic resistance is rising fast Antibiotics, once hailed as miracle medicines, are losing some of their power. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that between 2018 and 2023, resistance rose in more than 40% of monitored bacteria-antibiotic combinations. In practical terms, infections that were easy to treat are becoming stubborn,…
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WHO Warns of Widespread Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Call to Action
Global alarm: one in six infections with resistant bacteria in 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) released a stark new report showing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common illnesses worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments. The findings, drawn from the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS),…
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WHO sound alarm on global antibiotic resistance as reports show rising infections resistant to treatments
Global alarm over antibiotic resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: antibiotic resistance is spreading worldwide, with one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 showing resistance to standard treatments. The Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) data from more than 100 countries indicate that resistance grew in over…
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Global antibiotic resistance rising worldwide, WHO warns
Global antibiotic resistance rises across the world, WHO reports The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on widespread antibiotic resistance, revealing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 were resistant to common antibiotics. The new Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 shows troubling gains in resistance across a wide set…
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Topology Reveals Hidden Rules Of Amorphous Materials: Softness From Hierarchical Structures
New topological lens explains why some regions of amorphous materials soften more easily Topology is transforming our understanding of materials that have long frustrated scientists: amorphous solids such as glass, rubber, and certain plastics. A recent multidisciplinary study uses persistent homology, a mathematical tool from topology, to uncover the hidden hierarchical structures that govern mechanical…