Shape matters when light meets atom
Credit: Timothy Yeo / Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Have you ever wondered how you see the world? Vision is about photons...
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Superconductivity of pure Bismuth crystal at 0.00053 K
The properties of the 83rd element of the periodic table, namely, Bismuth (Bi) have been studied for more than a century and still continues to...
An open harbor for research data
Credit: (Photo: KIT/SCC) Large-scale experiments and simulations in science supply an increasing amount of data. The way from data and information to findings and knowledge,...
Environmental scientist’s early warning indicators win the prize
Credit: Markus Marcetic, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse/Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien Promising environmental researcher David Seekell has been awarded a prestigious prize: the Science and SciLif..
‘Chariot’ on course to deliver healthier homes and lower energy bills
Successful trials of Chariot, a unique new system that simultaneously records temperature, humidity and energy use in the home, have opened the way for low-income...
New test identifies high-risk liver patients
Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a promising new test to identify patients with a rare liver disease who will not respond to standard treatment,...
Saturated fat could be good for you
Credit: UiB A new Norwegian diet intervention study (FATFUNC), performed by researchers at the KG Jebsen center for diabetes research at the University of Bergen,...
Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories
MADISON, Wis. -- It's clear that your working memory -- which holds attention on small things of short-term importance -- works, or you wouldn't be...
Recovering Latina breast cancer patients report big gaps in ‘survivorship’ care
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Breast cancer patients in one of the United States' largest and fastest-growing ethnic minority groups are likely to experience numerous gaps in...
High-precision magnetic field sensing
Credit: ETH Zurich / Peter Rüegg Researchers from the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, which is operated jointly by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich,...
Faster, noninvasive method to determine the severity of a heart failure
Methods currently employed to determine the severity of a heart failure are very limited. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Catharina Hospital in...
Researchers find link between antidepressant use and congenital anomalies or stillbirths
Academics at Swansea University have carried out a dose-response analysis which suggests that pregnant women who take a specific type of antidepressant in early pregnancy...
Cement made from steel production byproduct can lead to a huge CO2 reduction
Credit: TU Eindhoven Steel production generates some hundred million tons of steel slag worldwide each year. This giant mountain of leftovers is largely dumped. Eindhoven...
‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase completion of health promotion programs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to encourage patients to complete a...
Obese children should be screened for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease — new NASPGHAN guidelines
December 1, 2016 - A screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)--a serious condition that may have lifelong health consequences--is recommended for all obese...
