Does the price you pay at a buffet influence how much you like the food?…
Month: September 2014
New linguistic tools can predict your dialect characteristics
A new linguistic study may make it possible to more accurately predict the dialect features…
University health schools’ use of holistic admissions has positive impact, study finds
A new report is the first to examine nationwide the impact and use of holistic…
Nanotechnology leads to better, cheaper LEDs for phones and lighting
Using a new nanoscale structure, electrical engineers have increased the brightness and efficiency of LEDs…
2-D materials’ crystalline defects key to new properties
Understanding how atoms ‘glide’ and ‘climb’ on the surface of 2-D crystals like tungsten disulphide…
Gang life is short-lived, study finds
Although membership in a gang often is depicted as a lifelong commitment, the typical gang…
‘Fracking’ wastewater that is treated for drinking downstream produces potentially harmful compounds
Concerns that fluids from hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ are contaminating drinking water abound. Now, scientists…
‘Greener,’ low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics
As tech company LG demonstrated this summer with the unveiling of its 18-inch flexible screen,…
Southern European healthcare systems in the economic crisis
Very few matters draw as much public attention as the ongoing debate surrounding national healthcare…
False memories could be a side-effect of human ability to learn rules
Our tendency to create false memories could be related to our ability to learn rules…