What if you could reach through a microscope to touch and feel the microscopic structures…
Month: September 2013
The ’50-50′ chip: Memory device of the future? Material built from aluminum and antimony shows promise for next-generation data-storage devices
A new, environmentally-friendly electronic alloy consisting of 50 aluminum atoms bound to 50 atoms of…
Diet during pregnancy and early life may affect children’s behavior and intelligence
The statement “you are what you eat” is significant for the development of optimum mental…
Unexpected interaction between ocean currents and bacteria may weaken ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide
For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated an interaction between ocean currents and bacteria:…
‘Terminator’ polymer: Self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself
Scientists have reported the first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any…
A clinician’s guide to managing moral distress
A nurse-bioethicist discloses rising concerns about the toll of “moral distress” among nurses and physicians…
Simple textiles can be used with catalysts to enable complex chemical reactions
In future, it will be much easier to produce some active pharmaceutical substances and chemical…
Surgery proving effective with epilepsy patients
Neurosurgeons have found MRI-guided laser ablation to be an effective therapy for certain epilepsy patients.
Tuna closely related to some of the strangest fish in the sea
Some of the strangest fish in the sea are closely related to dinner table favorites…
Dating of beads sets new timeline for early humans
Scientists have new dating evidence indicating when the earliest fully modern humans arrived in the…