Opioids are not sleep aids, and can actually worsen sleep research finds
University of Warwick led study with Lausanne, Switzerland found patients on a low to high dose of opioids reported only...
The physical limit of quantum optics resolves a mystery of computational complexity
Credit: ©Science China Press Linear optics represents one of the best examples for demonstrating quantum physics. It works at room...
New genes out of nothing
One key question in evolutionary biology is how novel genes arise and develop. Swedish researchers now show how new genes...
Vulnerability to Ebola and Lassa fever can now be properly assessed
Identifying vulnerabilities to outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever is possible following new research from the University of Surrey and...
Dowsing for electric fields in liquid crystals
The orientation of the ordered molecules that make up nematic liquid crystals can change under electric fields, and can be...
Speeding up potato cultivation by using new methods
Millions in funding for HHU plant researchCredit: HHU / V. Prigge There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum,...
Would you eat genetically modified food if you understood the science behind it?
Credit: Jonathon McPhetres/University of Rochester Jonathon McPhetres, a newly minted PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester, admits he's...
Exposing modern forgers
The chemical refinement of radiocarbon datingCredit: James Hamm, Buffalo State College, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY Art...
Many kids with pneumonia get unnecessary antibiotics, chest X-rays
Preschool children with community-acquired pneumonia often receive unnecessary tests and treatment at outpatient clinics and emergency departments, according to a...
New approach optimizes use of future wave electricity generators during disaster
Variational calculus technique shows the fastest way to provide enough electricity to restart local power grids hit by hurricanes through...
Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Imagine a refrigerator so cold it could turn atoms into their quantum...
Zebrafish capture a ‘window’ on the cancer process
Credit: University of Bristol Cancer-related inflammation impacts significantly on cancer development and progression. New research has observed in zebrafish, for...
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on...
It’s alive! UNH researchers create innovative ‘living’ bridge
Credit: Scott Ripley/ UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a...