Ever wondered how people figure out what is fair? Look to the brain for the…
Month: October 2014
Crystallography: Towards controlled dislocations
Scientists have used atomic-resolution Z-contrast imaging and X-ray spectroscopy in a scanning transmission electron microscope…
Breathing sand: New measurement technique detects oxygen supply to bottom of North Sea
New analytical methods show for the first time, how the permeable, sandy sediment at the…
Biomarkers uPA/PAI-1 in breast cancer: Benefit, harm of test unclear
Since studies are lacking, it remains unclear whether certain patients have a benefit if the…
Sexual preference for masculine men, feminine women is an urban habit
A groundbreaking new study suggests that, rather than being passed down through a long process…
Protocells and information strings: Self-organizing autocatalytic network created in computer model
Protocells are the simplest, most primitive living systems, you can think of. However, creating an…
No added benefit proven for umeclidinium/vilanterol in COPD
There are hardly any evaluable data for patients with moderate COPD severity and for patients…
Physicists build reversible laser tractor beam
Physicists have built a tractor beam that can repel and attract objects, using a hollow…
1980s American aircraft helps quantum technology take flight
The X-29, an American experimental aircraft has inspired quantum computing researchers in a development which…
Winning the war against Human parainfluenza virus
Researchers have moved a step closer to identifying a treatment for the dreaded Human parainfluenza…