Electronics of the future: A new energy-efficient mechanism using the Rashba effect
Scientists have proposed new quasi-1D materials for potential spintronic applications, an upcoming technology that exploits the spin of electrons. They performed simulations to demonstrate...
In fimo, we trust: Finally a name for the experimental examination of excrement
To study gut bacteria, scientists focus much of their attention on excrement, which is teeming with bacteria that used to live in the gastrointestinal...
Telling stories using rhythmic gesture helps children improve their oral skills
For the first time it has been shown that a brief training session with rhythmic gestures has immediate benefits for narrative discourse in children...
Stark social inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI)
Researchers have found that socioeconomic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the preschool years and widen across childhood and into early...
Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible
Antireflection (AR) coatings on plastics have a multitude of practical applications, including glare reduction on eyeglasses, computer monitors and the display on your smart-phone...
Major step toward printed anisotropic magnets
Researchers have taken a major step toward printed, aligned anisotropic magnets via additive manufacturing processes.
Aggressive prostate and lung cancers are driven by common mechanisms, researchers find
Researchers have discovered a common process in the development of late-stage, small cell cancers of the prostate and lung. These shared molecular mechanisms could...
Big stats, human stories change attitudes about global issues
New research sheds light on the types of statistical and narrative evidence that are most effective at persuading people to pay attention to global...
‘Census’ in the zebrafish’s brain
Scientists have succeeded in determining the number and type of newly formed neurons in zebrafish; practically conducting a 'census' in their brains. Following an...
Newly discovered microbes band together, ‘flip out’
Scientists have found a new species of choanoflagellate. This close relative of animals forms sheets of cells that 'flip' inside-out in response to light,...