For the first time, researchers place an electron in a dual state—neither freed nor...
Atoms are composed of electrons moving around a central nucleus to which they are bound. The electrons can also be torn away via the...
Thin film converts heat from electronics into energy
Nearly 70 percent of the energy produced in the United States each year is wasted as heat. Much of that heat is less than...
Some superconductors can also carry currents of ‘spin’
Researchers have shown that certain superconductors—materials that carry electrical current with zero resistance at very low temperatures—can also carry currents of 'spin'. The successful...
Scientists discover a pathway that monitors a protein import into mitochondria
If there's one fact that most people retain from elementary biology, it's that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. As such, they break...
Study produces clearest images to date of HSV-1, the virus that causes cold sores
UCLA researchers have produced the clearest 3-D images to date of the virus that causes cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1....
Consuming more than five drinks a week could shorten your life
Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University of...
Psst! A whispering gallery for light boosts solar cells
Trapping light with an optical version of a whispering gallery, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a nanoscale...
Two atoms combined in dipolar molecule
In terms of size, it may be the smallest scientific breakthrough ever made at Harvard.
Harvard Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Kang-Kuen Ni...
Breakthrough brings gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications
Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and edits in the correct...
Quantum physicists achieve entanglement record
Entanglement is of central importance for the new quantum technologies of the 21st century. A German-Austrian research team is now presenting the largest entangled...
Surviving climate change, then and now
Trade and social networking helped our Homo sapiens ancestors survive a climate-changing volcanic eruption 40,000 years ago, giving hope that we will be able...
