Scientists, as a result of measuring electric potential of JFT-2M tokamak plasma using the “Heavy…
Month: August 2016
Genomics study points to origins of pollen allergens
A new study has provided the first broad picture of the evolution and possible functions…
Smiling baby monkeys and the roots of laughter
When human and chimp infants are dozing, they sometimes show facial movements that resemble smiles….
Spider sharing isn’t always caring: Colonies die when arachnids overshare food
Spiders living together in colonies of tens of thousands can go extinct from sharing food…
Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin’s famous finches
Researchers reveal how they used chicken blood to rear larvae of the fly Philornis downsi,…
Phase-change device imitates the functionality of neurons
Scientists have created randomly spiking neurons using phase-change materials to store and process data. This…
Toxic blue-green algae adapt to rising CO2
A common type of blue-green algae is finding it easy to adapt to Earth’s rising…
Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those…
Towards the T-1000: Liquid metals propel future electronics
How can we move beyond solid state electronics towards flexible soft circuit systems? New self-propelling…
Tiny high-performance solar cells turn power generation sideways
Engineers have created high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that outshine comparable devices in key performance measures….