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Most stretchable elastomer for 3-D printing
This is a 3-D printed conductive buckyball that works as an electric switch.Credit: Courtesy of Dinesh K. Patel
Due to its excellent material properties of...
Scientists make new high-tech liquid materials
Dr Horst Punzmann (left) and Professor Michael Shats in the lab. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have controlled wave-generated...
Infants recognize surprise in others before age 2
Image Credit: Flickr/stefan koopmans
Infants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a...
Research reveals novel quantum state in strange insulating materials
Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally how a unique form of magnetism arises in an odd class of materials called Mott insulators. The...
Astronomers find faintest early galaxies yet, probe how the early universe lit up
Galaxy Cluster MACS 0416. Credit: University of Texas at Austin
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new technique to discover...
Naps may help preschoolers learn, study finds
Research has shown that naps play an important role in sustaining new learning in infants. A new study from the University of Arizona suggests...
Older adults who exercise regularly may lower chances for severe mobility problems
Based on the proven health benefits of exercise for older adults, a team of researchers theorized that exercise might also help adults prevent or...
Breathing new life into ‘Great Oxidation Event’
During the 'Great Oxidation Event', oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere increased by as much as four orders of magnitude, near or above modern levels.Image...
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll chemistry in the brain
McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure. Image Credit: Flickr/amy leonard
The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex,...
Why the ocean has absorbed more carbon over the past decade
With the ocean absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) over the past decade, less of the greenhouse gas is reaching the Earth's atmosphere. That's decidedly...
A middleweight black hole is hiding at the center of a giant star cluster
In this artist's illustration, an intermediate-mass black hole in the foreground distorts light from the globular star cluster in the background. New research suggests...
