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A Wolverine Inspired Material
Illustration showing self-healing via ion-dipole interaction.Credit: University of Colorado, Boulder
Researchers create a self-healing, transparent, highly stretchable material that can be electrically activated and used...
Coding theorem defines decoding error capacity for general scenarios
The coding system over mixed channels with general mixture. Credit: University of Electro-Communications
The rate at which information can be coded so that it can...
Network traffic anomaly detection – machine learning
Basic architecture and procedures of the proposed algorithm. Credit: University of Electro-Communications
"Diagnosing unusual events (called "anomalies") in a large-scale network like Internet Service Providers...
New mathematical model provides ‘disease causation index’
Patients with complex diseases have a higher risk of developing others. Multi-morbidity represents a huge problem in everyday clinical practice, because it makes it...
Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results
The magnetic structure of a skyrmion is symmetrical around its core; arrows indicate the direction of spin. Credit: ill./©: Benjamin Krüger, JGU
Researchers at Johannes...
Thinking with our hands can help find new ways of solving problems, research reveals
Have you ever tried to solve a complicated maths problem by using your hands, or shaped a piece of clay without planning it out...
Smoking while pregnant may compromise children’s kidney function
In a new study, young children showed signs of kidney damage if their mothers smoked while pregnant. The findings, which appear in an upcoming...
Hard-wired: The brain’s circuitry for political belief
Participants rated the strength of their beliefs on a scale of 1-7 on both political (purple) and nonpolitical (green) statements. They then rated responses...
Giant cell blob can learn and teach, study shows
P. polycephalum, a single-celled organism otherwise known as a slime mold, grown on agar in the laboratory.Credit: Audrey Dussutour (CNRS)
It isn't an animal, a...
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers
Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults.Credit:...
Tapping into long-lived sound waves in glass
Laser light generates and probes sound waves in the core of a fiber optic waveguide. Credit: Yale University
Yale scientists have shown how to enhance...
