An academic study shows that seemingly innocuous non-financial award programs can be costly to firms,…
Month: March 2016
Just made a bad decision? Perhaps anxiety is to blame
Scientists have discovered a mechanism for how anxiety may disrupt decision making. They report that…
Mindfulness meditation provides opioid-free pain relief, study finds
Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body’s…
New method could unleash solar power potential
New measurement and data analysis techniques could provide insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures,…
Whip spiders only look terrifying
A biologist spent several weeks in dark caves in Puerto Rico inhabited by an estimated…
Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries
Smartphone microscopy could enhance the detection of skin cancer in developing countries, new research suggests….
Compressing turbulence to improve internal confinement fusion experiments
Physicists have long regarded plasma turbulence as unruly behavior that can limit the performance of…
Outsourcing crystal growth…to space
Researchers have grown crystals and measured the growth rate on the ISS by interferometry to…
Scientist helps move structural biology into ‘big data’ era
Structural biologists detailed how a new data sharing consortium is helping scientists more quickly share…
Adolescent female pandas not the demure homebodies once thought
In the furry animal world, it’s the boys approaching adulthood who tend to start to…