Science
Women are more successful at crowdfunding than men, says ESMT Berlin study
Women have higher success rates at crowdfunding scientific projects than men, according to new research from ESMT Berlin. The study...
At the limits of detectability
New approach facilitates spectroscopy on individual moleculesCredit: Andreas Battenberg While spectroscopic measurements are normally averaged over myriad molecules, a new...
The role of intuition in music performance
Research carried out by Emilia Gómez and Álvaro Sarasúa of the Music Technology Group, within the European Phenicx project, describes...
When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum
A new study led by Berkeley Lab reveals how aligned layers of atomically thin semiconductors can yield an exotic new...
Ocean life in 3D: Mapping phytoplankton with a smart AUV
An autonomous underwater vehicle learns during its travels to make accurate mapCredit: Image: David Fierstein and Arild Hareide. Phytoplankton form...
Waste materials to be tested as viable options for insulating buildings
The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for...
Design treatment of advanced metals producing better sculpting
New process targets improvements for defense, vehicles and health productsCredit: Srinivasan Chandrasekar/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Most people may...
Green spaces can help you trust strangers
Simple, inexpensive urban design interventions can increase well-being and social connections among city residents, finds a new case study from...
Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants
Credit: Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC MADISON, Wis. -- With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with...
Transcription factor network gets to heart of wood formation
Study upends ideas inferred from nonwoody plantsCredit: Illustration by Jack P. Wang and Ilona Peszlen. North Carolina State University researchers...
Improving molecular imaging using a deep learning approach
New technique has the potential to improve the quality and speed of imaging TROY, N.Y. -- Generating comprehensive molecular images...
Ultrasound for thrombosis prevention
Credit: Image courtesy of the researchers A new approach for the prevention of thrombosis was proposed by researchers from the...
1 + 1 does not equal 2 for graphene-like 2D materials
Physicists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that when two atomically thin graphene-like materials are placed on top of...
Ion experiment aces quantum scrambling test
Scientists check whether information is lost or merely hidden inside a small quantum computerCredit: E. Edwards/Joint Quantum Institute Researchers at...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Haleh weakening
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Haleh continued to move in a...
Reducing B cells with CAR T cells is effective treatment of experimental lupus
Shows study supported by Lupus Research Alliance NEW YORK, NY. March 6. Depleting the number of harmful B cells with...
Insilico to present at the Asia Pharma R&D Leaders Summit 2019
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...
Sensing disturbances in the force
UC Santa Barbara researchers receive US Department of Energy grant to build atom-defect hybrid quantum sensor It will be a...
Good news! Europe’s electric grid will still work even as the world crumbles
Credit: Kozarcanin et al./Joule Scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark studying the effects of climate change on weather-dependent electricity systems...
Spin devices rev up
UTokyo researchers aim for spintronic applications thanks to great leap forwardCredit: ©2019 The Institute for Solid State Physics Electric currents...