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Quantum mechanics is complex enough, for now…
Physicists use an interferometer to test whether standard quantum mechanics is correct, or whether a more complex version is required. They used the interferometer...
Distant artificial atoms cooperate by sharing light: Future applications in advanced quantum devices
This is an illustration of the artificial atoms or "qubits" alongside the one-dimensional "waveguide" or transmission line.
Credit: Illustration by Arjan van Loo
An international team...
Physicists show how lifeless particles can become ‘life-like’ by switching behaviors
The Burton lab studies tiny, plastic particles as a model for more complex systems. The particles are suspended in a vacuum chamber filled with...
Skin patch dissolves ‘love handles’ in mice
Microneedle patch.
Credit: Zhen Gu, UNC and NC State
Researchers have devised a medicated skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat...
Embrace the cold: Evidence that shivering and exercise may convert white fat to brown
This image shows measuring the heat emitted by brown fat cells.
Credit: Image supplied by Dr. Paul Lee
A new study suggests that shivering and bouts...
A specific protein regulates the burning of body fat to generate heat
This is a thermal image of a mouse, with white indicating the location of brown fat (maximum heat generation).
Credit: Nuria Matesanz, CNIC.
Scientists at the...
Shifting the balance between good fat and bad fat
Sanford-Burnham Professors Jorge Moscat, Ph.D., and Maria Diaz-Meco, Ph.D. co-authored a study on p62's role in fat metabolism.
Credit: Image courtesy of Sanford-Burnham Medical Research...
How belly fat differs from thigh fat, and why it matters
Researchers discover that the genes active in a person’s belly fat are significantly different from those in his or her thigh fat, a finding...
Why do some obese people have ‘healthier’ fat tissue than others?
Most obese people develop insulin resistance, which can lead to type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. However, Horowitz and his team found that...
NASA’s Webb Telescope to witness galactic infancy
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is a snapshot of about 10,000 galaxies in a tiny patch of sky, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit:...
Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant Galaxies
Asteroid Trails Streak Across This Deep-Space View of Thousands of Galaxies. Photobombing asteroids from our solar system have snuck their way into this deep...
