Hot on the heels of quasiparticles
A polaron (orange) is formed amidst the electrons (violet) inside a solid. Credit: ETH Zurich / Meinrad Sidler
Electrons in a solid can team up...
Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compound
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a chemical compound that detects the Alzheimer's protein amyloid beta better than...
New, Space-Based View of Human-Made Carbon Dioxide
Human carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning and other sources have been mapped from OCO-2's global dataset.Credits: World Bank/Kim Eun Yeul
Scientists have produced...
New portable, user-friendly crime-scene forensics tech will take high-resolution 3-D images of shoeprints, tire...
This graphic depicts the operation of a new portable crime-scene forensics technology designed to take precise, high-resolution 3-D images of shoeprints and tire-tread marks....
Study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk in never smokers
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized assessment tool that could better predict lung cancer risk...
Individuals’ Well-Being Linked With When and How They Manage Emotions
Reframing how we think about a situation is a common strategy for managing our emotions, but a new study suggests that using this reappraisal...
Trimming the spare tire: Canola oil may cut belly fat
Including canola oil in a healthy diet may help reduce abdominal fat in as little as four weeks, according to health researchers.
“Visceral, or abdominal,...
Supercomputers capture the crush in biological cells
Credit: Michigan State University
Using the largest computer in Japan - one of the most powerful in the world - research led by an MSU...
Nearly every American will know a victim of gun violence
Nearly all Americans are likely to know a victim of gun violence within their social networks during their lifetime. Credit: Flickr/diversey
Nearly all Americans are...
Does your mind jump around, stay on task or get stuck?
A review of brain imaging studies challenges the idea that a wandering mind is an unhappy mind.Image Credit: Flickr/devilkaty
During downtime, some of us daydream...
Quantum processing: Coherence vs. Control
Members of the John Martinis quantum computing group (l to r) : Charles Neill, Pedram Roushan, Anthony Megrant and John Martinis.Credit: Matt Perko
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