In a series of three studies, researchers tested whether there is a link between personality…
Month: February 2015
The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
A mechanical engineer and his team have developed a computer-controlled camera that enables their robotic…
New compounds protect nervous system from the structural damage characteristic of multiple sclerosis
A newly characterized group of pharmacological compounds block both the inflammation and nerve cell damage…
Intimate partners with low self-esteem stay in unhappy relationships
People with low self-esteem are more likely stay in unhappy relationships, suggests new research. Sufferers…
Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects
Scientists have found NMDA receptor antagonists that can limit damage to the brain in animal…
Bringing clean energy a step closer
Researchers have made an inexpensive metal-free catalyst that performs as well as costly metal catalysts…
Energy use in buildings: Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency
Buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of the energy consumed in the United States….
Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye….
Drug research, development more efficient than expected
Despite ever increasing regulation in drug approval and the rising costs of research, drug research…
Predicting human crowds with statistical physics
A general law of how pedestrians interact in a crowd can be used to create…