Chemistry
Does this ring a bell? Wild bats can remember sounds for years
There are certain skills that once we acquire them, we rarely have to relearn them, like riding a bike or...
Wireless activation of targeted brain circuits in less than one second
HOUSTON – (July 14, 2022) – A research team led by Rice University neuroengineers has created wireless technology to remotely...
Music-making and the flow of aerosols
The latest research from the labs of Penn scientists Paulo Arratia and Douglas Jerolmack was an answer to “a call...
Organic TFTs exhibiting band-like transport
Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) are the basic building blocks for flexible and stretchable electronics. As organic semiconductor films usually contain...
‘Life-like’ lasers can self-organise, adapt their structure, and cooperate
By mimicking features of living systems, self-organising lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays.Credit:...
DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
For the first time, researchers successfully sequenced the genome of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China....
Eco-friendly sound absorbers from seaweed
From airplanes to apartments, most spaces are now designed with sound-absorbing materials that help dampen the droning, echoing and murmuring...
Rensselaer researchers learn to control electron spin at room temperature to make devices more efficient and faster
TROY, N.Y. — As our devices become smaller, faster, more energy efficient, and capable of holding larger amounts of data,...
Europe supports Jena’s energy storage research
Jena, Germany (14.07.2022) The energy turnaround can only succeed if the electricity, which is produced in an ecological way, is...
Waves in the maze of no return
A bad wireless reception, the noise in the radio signal or poor visibility in the fog – all these annoyances...
Take the burn out of sunscreen testing: Experts
Exposing humans to ultraviolet radiation to test sunscreen effectiveness should be phased out, according to scientists and cancer experts. The...
Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope
The popular stereotype that men don’t want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to...
Shockwave caused by Tonga underwater eruption may help scientists predict future tsunami
Using data from the eruption of the underwater volcano near Tonga in 2022, a research group at Nagoya University in...
Virtual Reality App trial shown to reduce common phobias
Results from a University of Otago, Christchurch trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a...
An ocean of galaxies awaits
Sometime around 400 million years after the birth of our universe, the first stars began to form. The universe's so-called...
A robot learns to imagine itself
New York, NY—July 13, 2022—As every athletic or fashion-conscious person knows, our body image is not always accurate or realistic,...
SIRI-2 to qualify technologies for radiation detection in space
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2,...
Social development of infants unaffected by COVID-19 pandemic
Health issues and loss, social isolation and mental health problems – the pandemic has had a drastic effect on our...
Study examines pandemic’s impact on volunteer health care workers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Many medical professionals who volunteered for short-term deployment to a field hospital in New York during the...
Montana Bio Station researchers find nutrient imbalance in flathead lake
FLATHEAD LAKE – As any gardener or farmer can tell you, nitrogen and phosphorus are chemical elements found in soils...
