While some suggest that flexible work arrangements have the potential to reduce workplace inequality, a…
Month: August 2014
As seen by Rosetta: Comet surface variations
A new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet’s…
Laser makes microscopes way cooler, incredibly sensitive
Laser physicists have found a way to make atomic-force microscope probes 20 times more sensitive…
Brain imaging shows brain differences in risk-taking teens
Brain differences associated with risk-taking teens have been investigated by researchers who found that connections…
Woodrats’ genes help them to win arms race against food
A handful of genes arm the woodrat against the toxic chemicals in its foodstuff, the…
Bats bolster brain hypothesis, maybe technology, too
Bats demonstrate remarkable skill in tracking targets such as bugs through the trees in the…
On the edge of graphene: Edges have different conductivity
The conductivity at the edges of graphene devices is different to that of the central…
Guidelines can predict early menopause in child cancer survivors, giving hope for fertility
Girls with cancer who are most likely to become infertile after treatment can be identified…
Possible extended symmetries of field theoretic systems
Many physical systems, from superfluids to pi mesons, are understood to be manifestations of spontaneous…
New ways to treat solid tumors using protein
An antibody against the protein EphA3, found in the micro-environment of solid cancers, has anti-tumor…