When we gaze at a shape and then the shape disappears, a strange thing happens:…
Month: November 2011
Wood biofuel could be a competitive industry by 2020
Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn…
Which way you lean — physically — affects your decision-making
We’re not always aware of how we are making a decision. Unconscious feelings or perceptions…
Drinking water from plastic pipes: Is it harmful?
Pipe-in-pipe systems are now commonly used to distribute water in many homes. The inner pipe…
Adult living donor liver transplants safe, study finds
Desperately needed adult living donor liver transplantation is a safe surgery for the donor, according…
Non-sticky chewing gum developed
We find it on chairs, stuck under desks, on pavements or stuck to our shoes….
Carbon monoxide: The silent calmer? Inhaling low levels of CO reduces the impact of environmental stress, study suggests
According to scientists, carbon monoxide (CO), a tasteless, colorless and odorless gas, is not only…
We all experience fantasy differently, which determines how much we enjoy it
Whether you love the “Harry Potter” series or despise it, there may be a psychological…
Diabetes linked to cognitive impairment in older adults, study suggests
For the past five years, a team led by researchers has been studying the effects…
Can metals remember their shape at nanoscale, too?
Physicists have now visualized changes in shape memory materials down to the nanometric scale.