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New half-light half-matter particles may hold the key to a computing revolution
Scientists have discovered new particles that could lie at the heart of a future technological revolution based on photonic circuitry, leading to superfast, light-based...
Self-healing material can build itself from carbon in the air
A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air, to grow, strengthen, and even repair itself. The polymer,...
World must slash meat consumption to save climate: study
The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order to avoid devastating climate change, scientists said Wednesday in the most thorough study so...
THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, study finds
A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis.
Newly published research from UBC's...
How the seeds of planets take shape
In theoretical research that could explain everything from planet formation to outflows from stars, to even the settling of volcanic ash, Caltech researchers have...
Ants regulate growth of seemingly ‘useless’ organ to make huge soldiers
Scientists at McGill have found the answer to a question that perplexed Charles Darwin. So much so, that it actually led him to doubt...
A break from the buzz—bees go silent during total solar eclipse
While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not...
Researchers determine catalytic active sites using carbon nanotubes
Catalytic research led by University of Oklahoma researcher Steven Crossley has developed a new and more definitive way to determine the active site in...
Wild chimpanzees share food with their friends
Sharing meat after hunting and exchanging other valued food items is considered key in the evolution of cooperation in human societies. One prominent idea...
High levels of scandium near the galaxy’s giant black hole were illusory, astronomers find
Astronomers from Lund University in Sweden have now found the explanation to a recent mystery at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy: the...
Ancient pigment can boost energy efficiency
A color developed by Egyptians thousands of years ago has a modern-day application as well – the pigment can boost energy efficiency by cooling...
