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Ultra-thin ferroelectric material for next-generation electronics
Integrated intensity of YHO-7 110 diffraction peak as a function of temperature. Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated...
Researchers develop DNA-based single-electron electronic devices
The DNA itself has no part in the electrical function, but acts as a scaffold for forming a linear, pearl-necklace-like nanostructure consisting of three...
Genome engineering paves way for sickle cell cure
In sickle cell disease, a mutation in the beta-globin gene causes hemoglobin to polymerize under low-oxygen conditions in body tissues, deforming red blood cells....
Small impacts are reworking the moon’s soil faster than scientists thought
Image shows NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter over the moon; courtesy NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University/Laura Davis.
Study reveals surface features younger than assumed; potential structures would need...
Researchers capture Central Asia’s ‘de-greening’ over millions of years
The Hangay Mountains of central Mongolia today serve as a large topographic barrier blocking moisture from reaching the Gobi Desert and interior Asia. Stanford...
Soybean nitrogen breakthrough could help feed the world
Soybeans were grown in WSU greenhouse by Tegeder. Credit: Mechthild Tegeder
Washington State University biologist Mechthild Tegeder has developed a way to dramatically increase the...
Experiment achieves the strongest coupling between light and matter
This illustration shows a qubit attached to a waveguide where light in the form of microwaves enters and exits.Credit: University of Waterloo
Researchers at the...
Docs much bettter than internet or app-based symptoms checkers
Head-to-head comparison reveals human physicians vastly outperform virtual ones.Credit: Flickr/Jay Reed
Increasingly powerful computers using ever-more sophisticated programs are challenging human supremacy in areas as...
New online game invites public to help fight Alzheimer’s
A new online game is inviting members of the public to look under a virtual microscope and contribute directly to Alzheimer’s disease research at...
First solar-powered wireless charging station for electric bikes
On Wednesday, 12 October, Executive Board President Tim van der Hagen, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Rob Fastenau,...
Swiss employees do not hold back on cynical behaviour
Every fourth employee regards promises made by the company they work for as having been broken and every third is not satisfied with their...
