New measurement and data analysis techniques could provide insight into performance-robbing flaws in crystalline structures,…
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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…
Unique beak evolved with tool use in New Caledonian crow
Cornell researchers have quantified what makes the New Caledonian crow’s beak different and how it…
How more research and development funding can hasten green revolution
A uniquely detailed model of the dynamics of innovation in the energy industry has been…
When you claim social security influences whether your spouse enters poverty in widowhood
A recent study finds that when the primary wage earner in a marriage claims Social…