A single layer of molecular ‘salve’ can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal surfaces….
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UK Medics Solve Ancient Riddle Of ‘Finger Clubbing’
A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been…
New Superconductors Present New Mysteries, Possibilities
Researchers gave unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based high-temperature superconductors, research that…
Knowing Looks: Using Gaze Aversion To Tell When Children Are Learning
People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but…
Plan for quake ‘warning system’
Nasa scientists have said they could be on the verge of a breakthrough in their…
Cuttlefish spot target prey early
Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an…
Human Stem Cells Show Promise Against Fatal Children’s Diseases
Scientists have used human stem cells to dramatically improve the condition of mice with a…
Blocking Signaling Protein Prevents Prostate Cancer Spread, Scientists Find
Researchers have shown that by blocking a signaling protein, they can prevent prostate cancer cells…
Rewriting Greenland’s Immigration History
The first immigrants in Greenland were not Indians from the North American continent or Canadian…
Physicists Determine Density Limit For Randomly Packed Spherical Materials
The problem of how many identical-sized spheres can be randomly packed into a container has…