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Electron highway inside crystal

Electron highway inside crystal

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Step edges on topological crystalline insulators may lead to electrically conducting pathways where electrons with opposite spin spin move in converse directions -- any...
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What else comes with a college degree? An extra 10 pounds, says new study

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College students gained an average of 10 pounds during college, a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found. The...
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Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and animal species

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Local extinctions are almost twice as common in tropical species than temperate species.Image Credit: Flickr/Mariya Chorna Extinctions related to climate change have already happened in...
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Flexible Device Captures Energy From Human Motion

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This foldable keyboard, created by Michigan State University engineer Nelson Sepulveda and his research team, operates by touch; no battery is needed. Sepulveda developed...
Hyper starburst’ galaxy churns out stars clues to universe’s evolution

‘Hyper-starburst’ galaxy churns out stars, clues to universe’s evolution

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The distorted galaxy in the simulation results from a collision between two galaxies, followed by them merging. Astronomers think such a merger could be...
Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet

Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet

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A deadly avalanche in western Tibet: On July 17, more than 70 million tons of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in the...
Super Flexible Liquid Crystal Device for Bendable and Rollable Displays

Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device for Bendable and Rollable Displays

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Wearable information terminals (left) and large rollable-screen TV (right) are made using super-flexible LC technology covering large areas, with high-resolution at low-cost.Credit: Image courtesy...
Hubble catches a transformation in the Virgo constellation

Hubble catches a transformation in the Virgo constellation

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The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is especially rich in galaxies, due in part to the presence of a massive and gravitationally-bound collection of...
New pathways to treat non alcoholic fatty liver disease discovered

New pathways to treat non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease discovered

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Nitric oxide released by TRPV4 blocks CYP2E1 and prevents liver injury in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Credit: Image courtesy of University of South Carolina Researchers from...
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Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe

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Red arrows represent electron spin orientations in a portion of the YbMgGaO4 crystal structure, where antiferromagnetic interactions between groups of magnetic moments cause neighboring...
Linguists explore the evolution of color in new study

Linguists explore the evolution of color in new study

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The researchers used a sample of 700 trees to create one tree that summarized the relationships among the Pama-Nyungan languages.Credit: Image courtesy of Yale...