The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe light
You don't focus as well as you think you do.
That's the fundamental finding of a team of researchers from Princeton University and the University...
Efficient eddies carry warmer waters across the Atlantic
Eddies formed off South Africa can trap and transport water across the vast expanse of the Atlantic to Brazil, and, in doing so, make...
Uncovering atomic movements in crystal
Scientists can spend a long time in heated debates over tiny details – for example, how and whether atoms in a crystal move when...
Rare intermediate fossils give researchers insight into evolution of bird-like dinosaur
An international team of researchers discovered a new species of dinosaur, Xiyunykus pengi, during an expedition to Xinjiang, China. The discovery is the latest...
A novel graphene quantum dot structure takes the cake
In a marriage of quantum science and solid-state physics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used magnetic fields to...
Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have successfully resolved two of the most challenging issues surrounding lithium-oxygen batteries, and in the process created a...
Research team finds evidence of matter-matter coupling
After their recent pioneering experiments to couple light and matter to an extreme degree, Rice University scientists decided to look for a similar effect...
Scientists crack mystery behind shape of bird eggs
A centuries-old mystery behind the shape of a bird's egg has been solved by scientists at the University of Sheffield as part of one...
Handheld imager poised to provide new insights into eye and brain diseases
Researchers have developed and demonstrated the first handheld ophthalmology instrument with resolution-boosting adaptive optics technology that can image individual photoreceptors in the eye. The...
Crystalline silica in meteorite brings scientists closer to understanding solar evolution
A multi-institutional team of researchers has discovered silica mineral quartz in a primitive meteorite, comprising direct evidence of silica condensation within the solar protoplanetary...
Team’s pic of crack in the act could prevent engineering failures
In work that could help prevent the failure of everything from bridges to dental implants, a team led by a researcher at Texas A&M...
