New measurements of atomic-scale magnetic behavior in iron-based superconductors are challenging conventional wisdom about superconductivity…
Month: August 2014
When it comes to how pizza looks, cheese matters
Most consumers have an idea what they want their pizza slice to look like. Golden…
Nanoparticle research could enhance oil recovery, tracing of fracking fluid
Researchers are examining how nanoparticles move underground, knowledge that could eventually help improve recovery in…
Primary care physicians can be critical resource for abused women in rural areas
Many primary care physicians in rural communities do not routinely screen women for intimate partner…
Laser device may end pin pricks, improve quality of life for diabetics
Researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people’s blood sugar, and,…
Hot-spring bacteria reveal ability to use far-red light for photosynthesis
Bacteria growing in near darkness use a previously unknown process for harvesting energy and producing…
Sunlight, not microbes, key to carbon dioxide in Arctic
The vast reservoir of carbon stored in Arctic permafrost is gradually being converted to carbon…
X-ray laser probes tiny quantum tornadoes in superfluid droplets
An experiment at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory revealed a well-organized 3-D…
Severe drought is causing the western US to rise like a spring uncoiling
The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is changing the landscape…
From dandruff to deep sea vents, an ecologically hyper-diverse fungus
A ubiquitous skin fungus linked to dandruff, eczema and other itchy, flaky maladies in humans…