Hebrew U researcher cracks newton’s elusive ‘3-body’ problem
Chaos leads scientists to new understanding of centuries'-old quandaryCredit: Noam Chai/Hebrew University It's been nearly 350 years since Sir Isaac Newton outlined the laws of...
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Perpetual predator-prey population cycles
Research sheds light on a fundamental question in ecology almost as old as the science of ecology itselfCredit: Guntram Weithoff, University of Potsdam How can...
Using robots to inspect sewer pipes
Pinpoint technology turns pipe replacement from 'amputation into microsurgery'Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington and the city of...
UTA developing better bridge inspections
UTA using non-contact testing to help TxDOT detect, plan for needed bridge repairsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington...
New coating hides temperature change from infrared cameras
Credit: Image courtesy of the Kats group MADISON, Wis. -- An ultrathin coating developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers upends a ubiquitous physics phenomenon of...
Tracking thermodynamicfundamentals
Kiel physicists determine the barely-measurable property entropy for the first time in complex plasmasCredit: Photo/Copyright: Frank Wieben Since the end of the 19th century, physicists...
Scientists discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer
Credit: Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at The Rockefeller University As an embryo develops, its cells must learn what to do with the thousands...
APS tip sheet: Modeling supermarket traffic jams
Modeling supermarket layouts could help reduce aisle congestionCredit: APS / Physical Review E December 9, 2019 - Studying how people get around cities and travel...
Research provides new design principle for water-splitting catalysts
Credit: Peterson Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientists have long known that platinum is by far the best catalyst for splitting water molecules...
NASA’s GISMO instrument maps inner Milky Way, sees cosmic ‘candy cane’
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center A feature resembling a candy cane appears at the center of this colorful composite image of our Milky Way...
Can good sleep patterns offset genetic susceptibility to heart disease and stroke?
Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano Getting a good night's sleep could be beneficial for long-term health. A pioneering new study led by Dr. Lu Qi, director of...
Is targeting aging the future of medicine? Researchers make the case
Credit: The Gerontological Society of America Human life expectancy worldwide rose dramatically over the past century, but people's health spans -- the period of life...
Booze on the brain
Why is drinking in moderation so difficult for some people?Credit: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 -- Compulsive drinking may be due...
Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
Credit: Photo by Daryl Halliwell DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is rapidly advancing for monitoring invertebrate...
Solving the puzzle of IgG4-related disease, the elusive autoimmune disorder
Scientists piece together the inflammation mechanism in IgG4-related disease, an autoimmune condition with no current cure, revealing possible therapeutic targetsCredit: Tokyo University of Science Autoimmune...
