science
New diamond harder than ring bling
The diamond anvil the scientists used to make the nano-sized Lonsdaleite. Credit: Jamie Kidston, ANU
The Australian National University (ANU) has led an international project...
Electron highway inside crystal
Step edges on topological crystalline insulators may lead to electrically conducting pathways where electrons with opposite spin spin move in converse directions -- any...
What else comes with a college degree? An extra 10 pounds,...
College students gained an average of 10 pounds during college, a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found. The...
Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and...
Local extinctions are almost twice as common in tropical species than temperate species.Image Credit: Flickr/Mariya Chorna
Extinctions related to climate change have already happened in...
Flexible Device Captures Energy From Human Motion
This foldable keyboard, created by Michigan State University engineer Nelson Sepulveda and his research team, operates by touch; no battery is needed. Sepulveda developed...
‘Hyper-starburst’ galaxy churns out stars, clues to universe’s evolution
The distorted galaxy in the simulation results from a collision between two galaxies, followed by them merging. Astronomers think such a merger could be...
Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet
A deadly avalanche in western Tibet: On July 17, more than 70 million tons of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in the...
Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device for Bendable and Rollable Displays
Wearable information terminals (left) and large rollable-screen TV (right) are made using super-flexible LC technology covering large areas, with high-resolution at low-cost.Credit: Image courtesy...
Hubble catches a transformation in the Virgo constellation
The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is especially rich in galaxies, due in part to the presence of a massive and gravitationally-bound collection of...
New pathways to treat non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease discovered
Nitric oxide released by TRPV4 blocks CYP2E1 and prevents liver injury in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Credit: Image courtesy of University of South Carolina
Researchers from...
Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe
Red arrows represent electron spin orientations in a portion of the YbMgGaO4 crystal structure, where antiferromagnetic interactions between groups of magnetic moments cause neighboring...
