Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics
Credit: Michele Simoncelli, EPFL NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport ...
EPFL researchers crack an enduring physics enigma
Credit: EPFL For decades, physicists, engineers and mathematicians failed to explain a remarkable phenomenon in fluid mechanics: the natural tendency ...
Centuries-old drawings lead to better understanding of fan-shaped auroras
Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency Physics researchers and literature researchers have joined together to better understand the rare natural phenomenon of ...
Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion
Four academic laboratories partner with Google to explore how materials science can help make fusion more accessibleCredit: Phil Schauer Scientists ...
Microglia turned on
Visualizing microglia in brain tissue with a fluorescence turn-on substrate Part of the immune system in the brain is made ...
Copenhagen researchers break quantum limit in precision of force and position measurements
Credit: Ola Joensen Researchers of the Schliesser Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have pushed the precision ...
Study highlights vulnerability of rural coast to sea-level rise
Ghost forests and abandoned farmland illustrate the cost of climate changeCredit: Dr. Matt Kirwan/Virginia Institute of Marine Science Type "sea-level ...
Researchers have discovered how a nanocatalyst works at the atomic level
Credit: Sami Malola, University of Jyväskylä The researchers of the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and ...
Antibiotic ornament clasp
Chemical synthesis demonstrates that antibiotic from the human nose works by proton translocation Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are an increasing health threat, ...
How small can they get? Polymers may be the key to single-molecule electronic devices
Credit: Angewandte Chemie Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and University of Tsukuba demonstrate that polymers could play a key ...
Investigating molecular regulation of the cardiovascular system
New Collaborative Research Centre analyses diverse role of RNA molecules / Another RNA Collaborative Research Centre extended The new SFB ...
Ultra-cold lithium atoms shedding light on superfluid formation
'Abrupt' onset of pairing points to best theories for describing ultra-cold Fermi gasesCredit: Sascha Hoinka, Swinburne University of Technology Abrupt ...
Music helps to build the brains of very premature babies
Researchers from UNIGE and HUG demonstrate how music specially composed for premature infants strengthens the development of their brain networks ...
Iconic Australian working dog may not be part dingo after all
Genetic evidence shows kelpies have no detectable dingo in their DNACredit: University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney ...
Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria
Research conducted at McGill University and INRS has found that a cranberry extract makes bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics, a ...
New cable-free brain imaging method may take social neuroscience to the next level
Researchers at Osaka University develop a cable-free recording method that can be used to measure brain activity associated with social ...
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright
Credit: NASA LAWRENCE -- Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with ...
NTU and NEA launch unique S$40 million Waste-to-Energy Research Facility
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) have launched a new Waste-to-Energy ...
GWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol use
A unique sample of African-American and European-American participants provides insight into the genetics of alcohol use Philadelphia, May 28, 2019 ...
Thirty years after anorexia onset, fewer ill than healthy
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg A study that started in 1985 followed some 50 people who had become anorexic in ...
