Microbes are savvy when contributing to the common good
Microbes vary their contribution to a community to maximise the return on their investment according to a new study led by UCL and the...
Engineers’ liquid assembly line makes drug microparticles a thousand times faster than ever before
Pharmaceuticals owe their effects mostly to their chemical composition, but the packaging of these drugs into specific physical formulations also need to be done...
Bursting pulsar found to ‘hiccup’ during crucial stage of its lifecycle
Researchers at the University of Southampton have discovered that the unique 'Bursting Pulsar' – a neutron star which steals matter from a low-mass stellar...
Microwaved plastic increases lithium-sulfur battery life span
Purdue engineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries – by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent...
Hostility towards minorities can be contagious
Inter-ethnic conflicts often escalate surprisingly quickly. In a recent study, researchers have investigated the influence of the environment on peoples' hostility against minorities with...
Exiled asteroid discovered in outer reaches of solar system
An international team of astronomers has used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial Solar System. The team found that the unusual...
78,000 year cave record from East Africa shows early cultural innovations
A project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has excavated the Panga ya Saidi cave site, in the...
Moving magnetic fields disrupt ice nucleation
Great science stems from curiosity and hard work. In this case, it all began with a broken freezer.
Atsuko Kobayashi (MS '91) and Caltech professor...
Unexpected behaviour of atom clouds challenges existing theories
Experiments with ultra-cold atoms at the TU Wien have shown surprising results: coupled atom clouds synchronize within milliseconds. This effect cannot be explained by...
Migratory animals carry more parasites, says study
Every year, billions of animals migrate across the globe, carrying parasites with them and encountering parasites through their travels. Now, a team of researchers...
‘Orbital-selective pairing’ theory applied to first ‘heavy fermion’ superconductor
A 2017 theory proposed by Rice University physicists to explain the contradictory behavior of an iron-based high-temperature superconductor is helping solve a puzzle in...
