Scientists have managed to slow photons in free space for the first time. They have…
Month: January 2015
Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking; awareness of dreaming
To control one’s dreams and to live ‘out there’ what is impossible in real life…
Why all-nighters don’t work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has…
Boston’s leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
A research team estimates that each year about 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas,…
Silver nanowires demonstrate unexpected self-healing mechanism: Potential for flexible electronics
Researchers found that silver nanowires can withstand strong cyclic loads, which is a key attribute…
Calculating the future of solar-fuel refineries
A team of engineers has developed a new tool to help engineers better gauge the…
New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
Researchers have developed a technique for determining the role that a material’s structure has on…
New technique for producing cheaper solar energy suggested by research
Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household…
Unusually elastic protein found by researchers; may have originated in cnidarian elastomer
An unusually elastic protein has been discovered in one of the most ancient groups of…
Stalking versus cyberstalking: Effects on victims, their responses compared
The devastating effects of stalking and cyberstalking – harassing or threatening communication via the Internet…