Study suggests the brain uses color to help us choose what to eat
Vision is the main sense humans use to guide food choices, According to a study. Image Credit: Flickr/belgianchocolate
According to a study at the International...
Black hole jets can influence star formation in galaxies by dispersing and heating interstellar...
Credit: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
A new study conducted by a group of astrophysicists led by Dr K. Dasyra suggests that black hole...
Stable quantum bits can be made from complex molecules
An integrated circuit shows the inclusion of molecular spin qubits for the implementationof entangling quantum gates. Credit: Dr. Christopher Muryn
Quantum computing is about to...
Monitor finds source of polluted air in your home
A team of MSU College of Engineering researchers is developing new technology that not only warns of indoor air pollution, but also provides a...
Victims of childhood bullying more likely to be overweight as young adults
Children who are bullied in primary and secondary school are nearly twice as likely to be overweight at the age of 18 than non-bullied...
When fish come to school, kids get hooked on science
Students at Baltimore’s Thomas Jefferson Elementary Middle School observe and take notes on their zebrafish.Credit: David Schmelick and Deirdre Hammer/JHU
A program that brings live...
How lightning strikes can improve storm forecasts
Lightning is not only about public safety -- lightning strike data have recently been introduced into weather prediction, and a new UW study shows...
Pain sensors specialized for specific sensations
Many pain-sensing nerves in the body are thought to respond to all types of 'painful events', but new research reveals that in fact most...
Why are we ticklish?
Bottom left: the researcher tickling the belly of a rat. Bottom right: activity of trunk somatosensory cortex (thin vertical black lines) during belly tickling...
Infineon chip solves Rubik’s Cube in 637 milliseconds
Featuring an AURIX™ microcontroller, one of the world’s most powerful minicomputers, “Sub1 Reloaded” managed to solve a Rubik’s Cube within 637 milliseconds, the best...
Cracking the code for dormant bacteria
Four nucleotides, abbreviated A, C, G, and T, spell out DNA sequences that code for all of the proteins cells need. MIT researchers have...
