Scientists have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of…
Month: June 2017
What’s powering your devices?
Americans, regardless of whether they’re Democrats or Republicans, want to power their homes with renewable…
‘Instantly rechargeable’ battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles
New technology could provide an ‘instantly rechargeable’ method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly…
Breaking Newton’s Law
In the quantum world, our intuition for moving objects is strongly challenged and may sometimes…
Muon magnet’s moment has arrived
On May 31, the 50-foot-wide superconducting electromagnet at the center of the Muon g-2 experiment…
Sour taste cells detect water
Sour-sensing taste cells also help us detect, or taste, water, new research shows.
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy not associated with neonatal problems at 2-4 weeks
Babies exposed to an antidepressant or a mood disorder during fetal life did not have…
Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal
By swapping solar photovoltaics for coal, the US could prevent 51,999 premature deaths a year,…
Vibrating, cold device enables quick IV insertion while reducing kids’ pain in emergency room
A vibrating device, used with a cold pack, relieves a child’s pain while emergency department…
Seeing light-to-energy transfer in new solar cell materials
Scientists are now able to capture the moment less than one trillionth of a second…