Widespread evidence of prehistoric dairying discovered along the Mediterranean coast
Credit: University of Bristol
An inter-disciplinary team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe.
The study uncovered evidence...
Real men don’t say ‘cute’: Psychologists tap big data and Twitter to analyze the...
What's in a tweet? From gender to education, the words used on social media carry impressions to others. Using publicly available tweets, social psychologists...
Scientists uncover genetic evidence that ‘we are what we eat’
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated that the diets of organisms can affect the DNA sequences of their genes.
Researchers...
The mathematics of coffee extraction: Searching for the ideal brew
(a) Espresso coffee is made by forcing hot water under high pressure througha compacted bed of finely ground coffee. (b) Drip filter brewing involves...
Carbon nanotubes couple light and matter
The formation of exciton-polaritons through strong light-matter coupling is a promising strategy for producing electrically pumped carbon-based lasers. Scientists from Heidelberg University and the...
New study shows LED lights attract fewer insects than other lights
Credit: University of Bristol
New research by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed that domestic LED lights are much less attractive to nuisance...
New search tool for inactive patents
Credit: Michigan Technological University
A new patent search tool developed by engineers at Michigan Technological University makes it easier to discover and track inactive patents.
Many...
Wearable terahertz scanning device for inspection of medical equipment and the human body
Terahertz imaging of a human hand using arrays of carbon nanotubes: (left) human hand inserted into the imaging device, and (right) resulting scan of...
Turning greenhouse gas into gasoline
A silver-based catalyst material with a porous honeycomb-like structure, developed by the MIT team, can selectively transform carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO).Image:...
Enabling wireless virtual reality
A new cordless virtual reality device consists of two directional "phased-array" antennas, each less than half the size of a credit card. Future versions...
New technique introducing foreign atoms in optical trapping allows greater manipulation of nanoparticles
Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new technique exploiting the presence of foreign atoms within a diamond crystal, using light to affect the motion...
