Disorder plays a key role in phase transitions of materials
Researchers have discovers that disorder is part of the structural transition of Vanadium Dioxide from an insulator state to a metallic state at extremely...
Culture strongly influences coping behaviors after natural disasters
Demographic and cultural differences strongly influence the coping styles young people use when they're affected by a natural disaster, and these disparities should be...
Scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart
Discovery points to new diagnostic equipment -- based on a cloud of cesium atoms locked up in a hermetically closed glass cell. And within...
Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes
Some genetic variations associated with obesity actually protect against Type 2 diabetes, heart attack and stroke, new findings suggest.
Alcohols as carbon radical precursors
Carbon radicals are attractive intermediates for organic synthesis because of their diversity and high reactivities. In this research, we realized radical C-C bond formation...
Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals
New research shows that metals can be made dramatically stronger by varying the spacing between nanoscale boundaries in the metal's atomic lattice.
Molecular biology: Phaser neatly arranges nucleosomes
Researchers have, for the first time, systematically determined the positioning of the packing units of the fruit fly genome, and discovered a new protein...
First discovery of adventive populations of Trissolcus japonicus
Researchers used DNA analysis to confirm the wasp - which is native to China, Japans and Korea - was found in Switzerland in 2017.
‘Robust’ corals primed to resist coral bleaching
A world-first study reveals that 'robust' reef-building corals are the only known organisms in the animal kingdom to make one of the 'essential' amino...
How diet impact health and well-being
From the standpoint of heart health, the Tsimane are a model group. A population indigenous to the Bolivian Amazon, the Tsimane demonstrate next to...