Lungfish and salamanders can hear, despite not having an outer ear or tympanic middle ear….
Month: February 2015
Scandals not bad for business in the long term, study finds
Scandals involving bosses of major firms have no long-term negative impact on share prices and…
A picture is worth 1000 words, but how many emotions?
Researchers have come up with a more accurate way than currently possible to train computers…
Physicists working to understand how and why matter came about
Physicists are engaged in a series of neutrino experiments, called NOvA, now under way at…
Precision growth of light-emitting nanowires
A novel approach to growing nanowires promises a new means of control over their light-emitting…
Nanoscale solution to big problem of overheating in microelectronic devices
Currently, microelectronic device manufacturers must rely on simulations alone to understand the temperatures inside individual…
Ebola: New studies model a deadly epidemic
Researchers are trying to better understand the epidemiology and control of Ebola Virus Disease in…
Another reason to drink wine: It could help you burn fat, study suggests
Drinking red grape juice or wine — in moderation — could improve the health of…
Settling for ‘Mr. Right Now’ better than waiting for ‘Mr. Right’, shows model of digital organisms
Evolutionary researchers have determined that settling for ‘Mr. Okay’ is a better evolutionary strategy than…
New study sheds light on cancer stem cell regulation
Researchers identify signaling molecules in intestinal stem cells that can lead to tumors if left…