The discovery of Majorana fermion
Credit: ©Science China Press The detection of Majorana fermion is one of the hotspots in the study of condensed matter recently. The research group in...
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Can quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?
Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 789. Whether this pun makes you giggle or groan in pain, your reaction is a consequence of the...
PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab reduces adverse cardiovascular events
PCSK9 Inhibitor Evolocumab Significantly Reduces Adverse Cardiovascular Events When Added to Statin Therapy With No Major Safety Concerns Data from the first successfully completed dedicated...
PCSK9 inhibitior bococizumab produces varying results
Bococizumab significantly reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with high LDL cholesterol levels. Development of the drug was stopped after some patients experienced a reduction...
Flexibility is key in mechanism of biological self-assembly
Credit: Courtesy of Y. E. Altabet and P. D. Debenedetti, Princeton University. A new study has modeled a crucial first step in the self-assembly of...
Nanotube film may resolve longevity problem of challenger solar cells
Credit: Photo by Aalto University / University of Uppsala / EPFL Five years ago, the world started to talk about third-generation solar cells that challenged...
New partnership to accelerate development of treatments for neurological diseases
Credit: Owen Egan Working together to accelerate research into neurological diseases, three leading players in Canada's health sciences sector are joining forces in a unique...
Boost for groundbreaking research into self-healing construction materials
Science Minister, Jo Johnson, will meet with researcher Professor Bob Lark at Cardiff University today to learn about ground-breaking research into the development of self-healing...
Wi-fi on rays of light: 100 times faster, and never overloaded
Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it's only growing, and...
Astronomers observe a dying red giant star’s final act
Credit: ALMA, Hyosun Kim An international team of astronomers has observed a striking spiral pattern in the gas surrounding a red giant star named LL...
A multi-channel nano-optical device dramatically increases the parallel processing speed
Credit: IBS Microprocessors play a pivotal role in computers and have steadily increased the speed of information processing over the past several decades. However, due...
Link between Vitamin D treatment and autism prevention
Credit: Jessica McGaw / Queensland Brain Institute Giving vitamin D supplements to mice during pregnancy prevents autism traits in their offspring, University of Queensland researchers...
Identification of molecular origins underlying the interfacial slip
Credit: UNIST A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has discovered the fundamental principles of handling polymers, which constitute the basis of man-made materials, such...
Nano-polycrystalline film leads to stronger magnetism compared to single-crystal films
(Toyohashi University of Technology) Toyohashi University of Technology researchers have found that nanoscale pillar-shaped distribution of iron in strontium titanate changes its magnetic and magnetoo..
Fat cells step in to help liver during fasting
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 16, 2017 - How do mammals keep two biologically crucial metabolites in balance during times when they are feeding,...
