What are the properties of the vacuum, the absolute nothingness? So far, physicists have assumed…
Month: October 2015
Fruit fly research reveals genetic mechanisms of dietary sugar sensing
A sugar sensing regulatory network, which is composed of several genes, has been identified by…
Studying cardiac arrhythmias in nematodes
A simple model using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been developed that can be used…
Discovering the brain’s memory switch
Scientists have recorded evidence of the brain turning off its memory inhibitor to make new…
Cancer test predicts treatment outcome
Researchers have announced a new tool in the fight against cancer, with the development of…
Breaking time-reversal symmetry in high-temperature superconductors
Researchers have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one…
Exercise in a bottle could become a reality
Research finds around 1000 molecular reactions to exercise, opening the door for drug treatments to…
Tallness linked to increased risk of premature death for patients on dialysis
Tallness has been associated with higher premature mortality risk and shorter life spans in patients…
Organics energize solar cell research
Scientists are using a new supercomputer to advance next-generation solar energy technologies by probing the…
Scientists create an all-organic UV on-chip spectrometer
Researchers have developed a near ultra-violet and all-organic light emitting diode (OLED) that can be…