New study shows nanoscale pendulum coupling
Credit: D. Navarro In 1665, Lord Christiaan Huygens found that two pendulum clocks, hung in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and perfectly in line...
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Methane vanishing on Mars: Danish researchers propose new mechanism as an explanation.
An interdisciplinary research group from Aarhus University has proposed a previously overlooked physical-chemical process that can explain the rapid disappearance of methane from Mars' atmosphere.Credit:...
Fast radio burst pinpointed to distant galaxy
Owens Valley Radio Observatory is providing new clues in an ongoing cosmic mysteryCredit: Caltech/OVRO/Gregg Hallinan Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are among the most enigmatic and...
Physicists OK commercial graphene for T-wave detection
Credit: Evgenii Sheshin et al./Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Valiev Institute of...
HSE graduate develops self-repairing building material from mushroom spores
The project won the Outstanding Science Award at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).Credit: Anna Budnikova, HSE University Anna Budnikova, a graduate of...
Why some cities turn off the water pipes at night
A new paper from University of Toronto Engineering researcher outlines a simple, yet powerful model to understand why some water suppliers choose to turn off...
Concussion rates are nearly double what we thought — and summer is prime injury time
(TORONTO, Canada - July 2, 2019) - With concussions seeming more common than ever before, researchers at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, set...
Tiny motor can ‘walk’ to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures -- including other robotsCredit: Will Langford CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Years ago, MIT Professor...
Measuring the laws of nature
A physical constant, which is of great importance for basic research, has now be re-measured, with much higher precision than ever before.Credit: TU Wien There...
Personalized medicine software vulnerability uncovered by Sandia researchers
Discovery led researchers to software fixCredit: Brent Haglund LIVERMORE, Calif. -- A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical...
IU-connected startup enabling precision medicine for mental health, pain
Credit: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- A new startup company founded on science developed at Indiana University is working to enable precision medicine by commercializing the...
High brightness mid-infrared laser expands horizon of spectroscopic analytical technique
Quantum cascade laser-based infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry could offer real-time monitoring for industrial and scientific applications WASHINGTON -- Researchers have used an extremely bright mid-infrared laser...
The secret of mushroom colors
Mushrooms: Darker fruiting bodies in cold climates The fly agaric with its red hat is perhaps the most evocative of the diverse and variously colored...
Study: Brain injury common in domestic violence
Advocates say lasting 'invisible' injuries often go unrecognized COLUMBUS, Ohio - Domestic violence survivors commonly suffer repeated blows to the head and strangulation, trauma that...
Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applicationsCredit: Lin Zhao CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A newly developed material that...
