Say goodbye to the dots and dashes to enhance optical storage media
A new technology is aimed at modernizing the optical digital storage technology. This advancement allows for more data to be stored and for that...
Measuring the expansion of the universe: Researchers focus on velocity
There seems to be a discrepancy between measurement of the expansion of the Universe using radiation in the early Universe and using nearby objects....
Measuring chromosome imbalance could clarify cancer prognosis
Researchers have found that higher levels of aneuploidy lead to much greater lethality among prostate cancer patients. This suggest a mechanism for how some...
Shingles vaccine may also reduce stroke risk
The shingles vaccine appears to reduce stroke risk by about 16% in older adults. In addition, the shingles vaccine may offer the strongest protection...
Happy, angry or neutral expressions? Eyes react just as fast
Scientists have investigated how our eyes and brain react when we see emotionally charged or neutral faces. She combined eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG). The...
Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast
A new study confirms the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool that uses sensors and machine learning to locate leak points at oil and...
Designing biological movement on the nanometer scale
Synthetic proteins have now been created that can move in response to their environment in predictable and tunable ways. These proteins can use their...
More evidence of causal link between air pollution and early death
Strengthening U.S. air quality standards for fine particulate pollution to be in compliance with current World Health Association (WHO) guidelines could save more than...
Disposable parts of plants mutate more quickly
Mutation rates are proposed to be a pragmatic balance struck between the harmful effects of mutations and the costs of suppressing them; this hypothesis...
Being sick in the morning can be different from being sick at night
Researchers discuss how time of day affects the severity of afflictions ranging from allergies to heart attacks.
