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New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch
Although robotic devices are used in everything from assembly lines to medicine, engineers have a hard time accounting for the friction that occurs when...
New study has scientists re-evaluating relative brain size and mammalian intelligence
Scientists from Stony Brook University and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have pieced together a timeline of how brain and body size...
Breakthrough in the understanding of a protein with a key role in cancer
Cancer cases have been rising over the years and according to the statistics, the number of people living with cancer will continue to increase....
Engineering professor solves deep earthquake mystery
These mysterious earthquakes originate between 400 and 700 kilometers below the surface of the Earth and have been recorded with magnitudes up to 8.3...
Team makes single photon switch advance
The ability to turn on and off a physical process with just one photon is a fundamental building block for quantum photonic technologies. Realizing...
Study suggests that silicon could be a photonics game-changer
New research from the University of Surrey has shown that silicon could be one of the most powerful materials for photonic informational manipulation --...
Scientists harness molecules into single quantum state
Researchers have big ideas for the potential of quantum technology, from unhackable networks to earthquake sensors. But all these things depend on a major...
Rain, rain, go away: New waterproofing solution discovered
A new coating solution discovered by researchers at Simon Fraser University can transform regular materials into waterproof surfaces. The product will be cheaper to...
Physicists net neutron star gold from measurement of lead
Nuclear physicists have made a new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron "skin" that encompasses the lead nucleus in experiments conducted...
Household aerosols now release more harmful smog chemicals than all UK vehicles
Aerosol products used in the home now emit more harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution than all the vehicles in the UK, new...
With new tool for synthetic biology, researchers use bacteria to develop photos
Much as yeast serves in bakeries as single-celled helper, the bacterium Escherischia coli is a must in every biotechnology lab. A team led by Prof. Dr....
