Physicists observe competition between magnetic orders
Nature study: Research team at the University of Bonn gains insights into novel quantum phenomenaCredit: © Marcell Gall, Nicola Wurz et al./ Nature They are...
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Old silicon learns new tricks
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology fabricated arrays of atomically smooth iron-coated silicon pyramids, with unusual magnetic propertiesCredit: Ken Hattori Ikoma, Japan -...
Citizenship tasks tax women physicians
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2021--Women physicians feel pressured to spend more time in work-related citizenship tasks, based largely...
A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Memory deficit is a normal side effect of aging; at what point does memory loss become pathological?Credit: Michael Schwettmann Using a blood test, a German-Dutch...
Light-carrying chips advance machine learning
International team of researchers uses photonic networks for pattern recognitionCredit: WWU/AG Pernice In the digital age, data traffic is growing at an exponential rate. The...
Guinea baboons grunt with an accent
Credit: Julia Fischer/German Primate Center Musical masterworks as the Queen of the Night's Aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, are examples of the sounds trained...
Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven
Credit: Chris Masi Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can...
A better pen-and-ink system for drawing flexible circuits
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00866 Conductive ink is a great tool for printing flexible electronic circuits on surfaces. But these...
Israel can expect a major earthquake of 6.5 on the Richter scale in the coming years
For the first time in Israel: Drilling under the bed of the Dead Sea; Documents 220,000 years of earthquakesCredit: Tel Aviv University A first-of-its-kind study...
DNA-editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorderCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI Researchers have successfully used a DNA-editing technique to...
Chinese scientists uncover gene for rice adaption to low soil nitrogen
Credit: IGDB Chinese scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have found a gene that plays...
When Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases
Credit: Jeremy Michalek When ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft show up in urban areas, vehicle registrations per capita increase by 0.7% on average, increasing even...
2D CaCl crystals with +1 calcium ions displaying unexpected metallicity and ferromagnetism
Credit: @Science China Press Calcium ions are presented in rocks, bones, shells, biominerals, geological deposits, ocean sediments, and many other important materials. Calcium ions also...
Mighty morphing 3D printing
UMD engineers demonstrate a new shape-changing nozzle that could revolutionize '4D printing' applicationsCredit: University of Maryland Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created...
Advancing the study of T cells to improve immunotherapy
New statistical model analyzes the diversity of the T cell receptor repertoire that recognizes cancers, viruses, and bacteriaCredit: Art purchased from Alamy and modified by...
