science
The violent history of the big galaxy next door
Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now set its sights on the Milky Way as...
A metronome for quantum particles
A new measurement protocol, developed at TU Wien (Vienna), makes it possible to measure the quantum phase of electrons—an important step for attosecond physics.
It...
Why magnetism in certain materials is different in atomically thin layers...
Researchers led by MIT Department of Physics Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero last year showed that rotating layers of hexagonally structured graphene at a particular "magic...
Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift...
Species have few good options when it comes to surviving climate change—they can genetically adapt to new conditions, shift their ranges, or both.
But new...
Printed electronics open way for electrified tattoos and personalized biosensors
Electrical engineers at Duke University have devised a fully print-in-place technique for electronics that is gentle enough to work on delicate surfaces including paper...
Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates, study finds
Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive.
That's the conclusion from a set...
Plants alert neighbors to threats using common ‘language’
New research from Cornell University shows that plants can communicate with each other when they come under attack from pests.
The study shows that plants...
Implanted memories teach birds a song
A father holds up his newborn, their faces only inches apart, and slowly repeats the syllables "da" and "dee." After months of hearing these...
How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?
Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office space than you might think, a growing body of evidence shows....
If warming exceeds 2 C, Antarctica’s melting ice sheets could raise...
We know that our planet has experienced warmer periods in the past, during the Pliocene geological epoch around three million years ago.
Our research, published...
Combining spintronics and quantum thermodynamics to harvest energy at room temperature
Today's energy-hungry global society is struggling with how to mitigate the effects of man-made climate change, and under what conditions of voluntary/coercive adaptation. Present...
