Month: March 2012

In recent years, scientists have begun to harness DNA’s powerful molecular machinery to build artificial…

Stuck solving a problem? Seek the obscure, says a psychologist. “There’s a classic obstacle to…

An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging…

Physicists have shown that wealth concentration invariably stems from a particular type of market exchange…

The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees…

Researchers have developed the first functional oxide thin films that can be used efficiently in…

Electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture…

In the cell nucleus, DNA wraps around what are called histone proteins, forming regularly spaced…

The song of a small bird is providing valuable insights into human speech and speech…

The majority of people suffering with drug-resistant epilepsy see surgery as a last resort. But…