Plate tectonics — a defining feature of modern Earth and the driving force behind earthquakes,…
Month: February 2017
New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash in plastics
Researchers examined whether new industrial applications could be developed for various types of sludge and…
Genetic variant of p53 gene linked to breast cancer risk in premenopausal African American women
Scientists have found a significant association between a rare genetic variant of the p53 gene…
Triboelectric nanogenerators boost mass spectrometry performance
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) convert mechanical energy harvested from the environment to electricity for powering small…
Coming soon: Oil spill-mapping swarms of flying drones
Partly inspired by the dynamics of a flock of birds, engineers devised a computational method…
Puzzle of the Maya pendant
An archaeologist found a jade pendant once belonging to an ancient Maya king in what…
How after-hours trading sheds light on investor sentiment
Overnight market activity — between the time the market closes and re-opens the next day…
Do you look like your name? People can match names to faces of strangers with surprising accuracy
If your name is Fred, do you look like a Fred? You might — and…
New standards for better water quality in Europe
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is due to be revised by 2019. The necessary…
New species of parasitic wasp discovered in the eggs of leaf-rolling weevils in Africa
A new species of parasitic wasp has been obtained from the eggs of weevils associated…