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New universe simulation prompts breakthrough discoveries in astrophysics
Novel computational methods have helped create the most information-packed universe-scale simulation ever produced. The new tool provides fresh insights into how black holes influence...
Rutgers engineers 3-D print shape-shifting smart gel
Rutgers engineers have invented a "4D printing" method for a smart gel that could lead to the development of "living" structures in human organs...
Engineers develop flexible lithium battery for wearable electronics
The rapid development of flexible and wearable electronics is giving rise to an exciting range of applications, from smart watches and flexible displays--such as...
A mutational timer is built into the chemistry of DNA
If you had to copy billions of letters from one sheet of paper to another, you'd probably make a few mistakes. So it might...
Reconstructing an ancient lethal weapon
Archaeologists are a little like forensic investigators: They scour the remains of past societies, looking for clues in pottery, tools and bones about how...
Research gives optical switches the ‘contrast’ of electronic transistors
Current computer systems represent bits of information, the 1's and 0's of binary code, with electricity. Circuit elements, such as transistors, operate on these...
Most of last 11,000 years cooler than past decade in North America, Europe
University of Wyoming researchers led a climate study that determined recent temperatures across Europe and North America appear to have few, if any, precedent...
Dinosaur Age Meets the Space Age
A slab of sandstone discovered at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center contains at least 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from more than 100 million...
‘Anxiety cells’ identified in the brain’s hippocampus
Do your palms sweat when you walk down a poorly lit street at night? That feeling may be traced to the firing of newly...
Glory from gloom
The Lupus 3 star forming region lies within the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), only 600 light-years away from Earth. It is part of...
Study of brain pacemaker shows promise in slowing decline of Alzheimer’s
While most treatments for Alzheimer's disease focus on improving memory, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center conducted a study aimed at...
