Researchers find lead in turmeric
It's billed as a health booster and healing agent, but it may be the source of cognitive defects and other severe ailments. A new...
Seeing sound: Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level
When exposed to stress and strain, materials can display a wide range of different properties. By using sound waves, scientists have begun to explore...
New study complicates theory that ancient impact pierced Moon’s crust
The moon's largest and oldest impact crater likely doesn't have minerals from below the lunar crust on its surface, complicating a theory that an...
The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was one of Australia's most enigmatic native species.
It was the largest marsupial predator to survive until the arrival of...
2000 atoms in two places at once: A new record in quantum superposition
The quantum superposition principle has been tested on a scale as never before in a new study by scientists at the University of Vienna...
Good at math? It means little if you’re not confident
Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes -- unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, new...
Quantum observers may be entitled to their own facts
Science is based on facts that are established by independent observations agreed by everyone.
But scientists at Heriot-Watt University's Mostly Quantum Lab have now shown that, in the...
FDA phase 1 trial shows hydrogel to repair heart is safe to inject in...
Ventrix, a University of California San Diego spin-off company, has successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an injectable hydrogel that...
Cats are securely bonded to their people, too
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that their...
A smart artificial hand for amputees merges user and robotic control
EPFL scientists are developing new approaches for improved control of robotic hands -- in particular for amputees -- that combines individual finger control and...
Brain-inspired computing could tackle big problems in a small way
While computers have become smaller and more powerful and supercomputers and parallel computing have become the standard, we are about to hit a wall...