Scientist looks for a deeper understanding of hearing through the bones in...
(Phys.org) —Stanford mechanical engineer Sunil Puria is unraveling the mysteries of bone conduction hearing, which could lead to a better understanding of hearing – and some types of hearing loss.
View ArticlePhysicists freeze motion of light for a minute
Physicists in Darmstadt have been able to stop something that has the greatest possible speed and that never really stops. We're talking about light. Already a decade ago, physicists stopped it very...
View ArticleTumors elude anti-cancer drugs through 'fork reversal' repair
In research recently published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Alessandro Vindigni, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University, discovered...
View ArticleShort-term gene-expression 'memory' is inherited in proteins associated with...
(Phys.org) —By studying a gene in yeast, a team of scientists has found that modifications to histones—proteins associated with DNA—can control whether or not a gene is allowed to function and may be...
View ArticleOne tree's architecture reveals secrets of a forest, study finds
(Phys.org) —Behind the dazzling variety of shapes and forms found in trees hides a remarkably similar architecture based on fundamental, shared principles, UA ecologists have discovered.
View ArticleQuantum communication controlled by resonance in 'artificial atoms'
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, together with colleagues in the US and Australia, have developed a method to control a quantum bit for electronic quantum communication in a series of quantum...
View ArticleMarine life spawns sooner as oceans warm
Warming oceans are impacting the breeding patterns and habitat of marine life, effectively re-arranging the broader marine landscape as species adjust to a changing climate, according to a three-year...
View ArticleNew technique allows closer study of how radiation damages materials
A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. The...
View ArticleComcast rumored to be considering adding to Copyright Alert System
(Phys.org) —Variety is claiming it has sources that confirm that Comcast is considering adding another feature to the Copyright Alert System (CAS) implemented last February by Comcast and other...
View ArticleResearches build robot to sniff out methane at landfills
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at Sweden's AASS Research Centre at Orebro University has built a robot prototype that moves itself around in its environment searching for methane leaks. In its...
View ArticleScientists put cancer-fighting power back into frozen broccoli
There was bad news, then good news from University of Illinois broccoli researchers this month. In the first study, they learned that frozen broccoli lacks the ability to form sulforaphane, the...
View ArticleAltering organic molecules' interaction with light
Enhancing and manipulating the light emission of organic molecules is at heart of many important technological and scientific advances, including in the fields of organic light emitting devices,...
View ArticleThe Sun's magnetic field is about to flip
(Phys.org) —Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic field is about to flip.
View ArticleEavesdropping plants prepare to be attacked
(Phys.org) —In a world full of hungry predators, prey animals must be constantly vigilant to avoid getting eaten. But plants face a particular challenge when it comes to defending themselves.
View ArticleFrom theory to practice: Student has found a way to apply predictive modeling...
While long lines repel some people, they intrigue MIT PhD student Kuang Xu: After all, maybe there's a way to reduce such lengthy waits.
View ArticleDiamonds are a laser scientist's new best friend
Diamond-based lasers – once a James Bond fantasy – are now becoming a reality, following research at the University of Strathclyde.
View ArticleThe odd couple: Two very different gas clouds in the galaxy next door (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —ESO's Very Large Telescope has captured an intriguing star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud—one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies. This sharp image reveals two distinctive...
View ArticleSimulation shows colloids can form into non-crystalline state at below...
(Phys.org) —Two researchers working at Universita di Roma, Frank Smallenburg and Francesco Sciortino have shown via computer simulation that certain colloids can be made to form into a stable...
View ArticleThe team of proteins that could have implications for the fight against cancer
(Phys.org) —Researchers at Warwick Medical School have identified the key role played by a team of proteins in the process of mitosis. Working out how to control them may give scientists a way to...
View ArticleNovel beams made of twisted atoms
Physicists have, for the first time, now built a theoretical construct of beams made of twisted atoms. These findings by Armen Hayrapetyan and colleagues at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg in...
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