Expert advice can often be compromised by human frailties — like their current mood or…
Month: October 2015
Dreams turned off and on with a neural switch
In dream or REM sleep, brain activity is more like awake than non-REM activity, and…
How to fall gracefully, if you’re a robot
Researchers have identified a way to teach robots how to fall with grace and without…
New potential indirect effects of humans on water quality
A newly studied class of water contaminants that is known to be toxic and hormone…
How can plants utilize hardly digestible organic phosphorus?
Researchers have conducted a unique bioengineering experiment: phytase gene of Pantoea agglomerans (Gram-negative and known…
Sex pheromone assembly line in Manduca sexta
Scientists have discovered a new evolutionary mechanism: A single amino acid change in a female…
Shape of a pipe dramatically affects how pollutants will spread
The shape of a pipe has a large effect on the spreading of particles suspended…
Patterning oxide nanopillars at the atomic scale by phase transformation
Scientists have carried out a study aimed at precisely controlling phase transformations with high spatial…
Shining light on orphan receptors
Light has been used for the first time to activate a receptor for which the…
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
A team of researchers has used engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport….