Probing semiconductor crystals with a sphere of light
Credit: Kazunobu Kojima, Tohoku University Tohoku University researchers have developed a technique using a hollow sphere to measure the electronic and optical properties of large...
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More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one hundred 1000-year-old massive stone jars...
UCI scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials
Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologiesCredit: Xiaoqing Pan / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 6, 2019 - In a paper published this...
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is nearly triple that...
Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole
This is the first publication based entirely on data obtained with EMIR, an instrument developed in the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) which analyzes...
Research excellence, highly cited and globally connected
Almost one in ten publications co-authored by scientists from the University of Würzburg between 2014 and 2017 were among the top five percent of most...
Fascination AI — a tool that changes the world
Learning systems were in the focus of KIT's 2019 annual celebrationCredit: Photo: M.Breig/KIT Artificial intelligence (AI) and derived technologies and applications will determine our future...
Scientists reminded immune cells on what side they should be
These cells can weaken the body reaction against the tumor and decrease cancer treatment efficiency International group of scientists in the joint study of the...
Manipulating electron spin using artificial molecular motors
Credit: NINS/IMS In spintronics, the use of organic materials as a "spin transport material" has recently garnered significant attention as they exhibit long spin-relaxation times...
When social interaction helps you choose your food
By deciphering the neural mechanisms involved in food consumption, UNIGE scientists demonstrate the importance of social interactions when choosing food and, more broadly, when adapting...
One-two-punch catalysts trapping CO2 for cleaner fuels
Credit: ©DGIST Copper and platinum nanoparticles added to the surface of a blue titania photocatalyst significantly improve its ability to recycle atmospheric carbon dioxide into...
Cooperation agreement signed by Kazan Federal University and Rosgeo
The meeting was held at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum According to the document, the two sides plan to cooperate in geological surveys and...
Modelling reveals new insight into the electrical conductivity of ionic liquids
A collaborative investigation has revealed new insight into how room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) conduct electricity, which may have a great potential impact for the...
Autism linked to less empathy in general population — but that may not be a bad thing
University of Bath press release Researchers have conclusively shown that people with autistic traits show less empathy and reduced understanding of other people's feelings in...
The hidden secrets of creating a viral YouTube ad
New from the Journal of Marketing Researchers from the University of Southern California, University of Houston, and Uber Technologies, Inc. published a new paper in...
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