Eliminating health disparities between races is a goal of many groups and organizations, but a…
Month: December 2014
Comparing state solar policies to determine equation for solar market success
Scientists have used statistical analyses and detailed case studies to better understand why solar market…
People trust typical-looking faces most
Being ‘average’ is often considered a bad thing, but new research suggests that averageness wins…
Diagnostic screening: Microwave imaging of the breast may be better and safer
Although currently available diagnostic screening systems for breast are effective at detecting early signs of…
Commensal bacteria were critical shapers of early human populations
Using mathematical modeling, researchers have shown that commensal bacteria that cause problems later in life…
First steps for Hector the robot stick insect
A research team has succeeded in teaching the only robot of its kind in the…
Future batteries: Lithium-sulfur with a graphene wrapper
What do you get when you wrap a thin sheet of the “wonder material” graphene…
Researchers generate tunable photon-pair spectrum using room-temperature quantum optics silicon chip
A team of researchers have demonstrated a way to emit and control quantum light generated…
Discovery aims to fight destructive bee disease
Researchers hope their new discovery will help combat a disease killing honeybee populations around the…
New research unlocks a mystery of albinism
A team of biologists has discovered the way in which a specific genetic mutation appears…