Japanese researchers develop ultrathin, highly elastic skin display
A new ultrathin elastic display that fits snugly on the skin can show the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram recorded by a breathable, on-skin...
Brainwaves show how exercising to music bends your mind
Headphones are a standard sight in gyms and we've long known research shows listening to tunes can be a game-changer for your run or...
Computers aid discovery of new, inexpensive material to make LEDs with high color quality
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor...
Blood and urine tests developed to indicate autism in children
New tests which can indicate autism in children have been developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
The academic team who conducted the international...
Converting heat into electricity with pencil and paper
Thermoelectric materials can use thermal differences to generate electricity. Now there is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way of producing them with the simplest...
Calcium may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of...
Unconventional superconductor may be used to create quantum computers of the future
With their insensitivity to decoherence, Majorana particles could become stable building blocks of quantum computers. The problem is that they only occur under very...
Fragile X syndrome neurons can be restored
Fragile X syndrome is the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males, affecting one out of every 3,600 boys born. The syndrome can...
Bringing a hidden superconducting state to light
A team of scientists has detected a hidden state of electronic order in a layered material containing lanthanum, barium, copper, and oxygen (LBCO). When...
Artificial intelligence can help you protect your personal data
It's a safe bet that some of the websites and apps you use collect and subsequently sell your personal data. But how can you...
Soft tissue fossil clues could help search for ancient life on Earth and other...
Fossils that preserve entire organisms (including both hard and soft body parts) are critical to our understanding of evolution and ancient life on Earth....
