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Finding unravels nature of cognitive inflexibility in Fragile X syndrome
Mice with the genetic defect that causes Fragile X syndrome (FXS) learn and remember normally, but show an inability to learn new information that...
Heat loss from the Earth triggers ice sheet slide towards the sea
Greenland's ice sheet is becoming smaller and smaller. The melting takes place with increased strength and at a speed that no models have previously...
Phone-addicted teens are unhappy
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes...
New metal-semiconductor interface for brain-inspired computing
One of the big challenges in computer architecture is integrating storage, memory and processing in one unit. This would make computers faster and more...
Making fuel cells for a fraction of the cost
Fuel cells have the potential to be a clean and efficient way to run cars, computers, and power stations, but the cost of producing...
Vaccines not protecting farmed fish from disease
The vaccines used by commercial fish farmers are not protecting fish from disease, according to a new study.
The study was compiled by researchers at...
New fuel cell technology runs on solid carbon
Advancements in a fuel cell technology powered by solid carbon could make electricity generation from resources such as coal and biomass cleaner and more...
The world’s most powerful acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans
Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to hold particles in mid-air, and unlike magnetic levitation, they can grab most solids or liquids....
‘Programmable droplets’ could enable high-volume biology experiments
MIT researchers have developed hardware that uses electric fields to move droplets of chemical or biological solutions around a surface, mixing them in ways...
The Pentagon built with mineralized microbes predating dinosaurs
A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that some of the building blocks of the Pentagon and Empire State...
Women run faster after taking newly developed supplement
A new study found that women who took a specially prepared blend of minerals and nutrients for a month saw their 3-mile run times...
