(Phys.org)—Patricia Ann Kramer, professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, has found that the walking gait between two of our early ancestors was likely so different that it's doubtful they would have done ...
(Phys.org)—Graphene has long shown potential for use in electronics, but difficulties in producing the material to a high enough quality has so far prevented the commercialisation of graphene-based devices.
Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2012
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The structure of a federal program that provides monthly subsidies to promote the adoptions of special needs children in foster care may actually be delaying some adoptions, according to a new study by University of Notre ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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Have you ever heard an opera singing ape? Researchers in Japan have discovered that singing gibbons use the same vocal techniques as professional soprano singers. The study, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- In a cover article in The Journal of Applied Physics, a team of Penn State researchers has designed and computationally tested a type of manmade metamaterial capable for the first time of manipulating a variety ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 9, 2012
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The amount of structural damage that radiation causes in electronic materials at the atomic level may be at least ten times greater than previously thought.
General Physics
Jul 20, 2012
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Poor mothers will invest more resources in daughters, who stand a greater chance of increasing their status through marriage than do sons, suggests a study in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- The whereabouts of exceedingly slow-moving molecules in glasses can be quickly and efficiently measured, thanks to a new technique that uses vapor and extreme cold to drop the molecules' speed a trillion times. ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 21, 2012
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Chinese researchers have designed and tested simulations of a "nanoclutch," a speed regulation tool for nanomotors.
Nanophysics
May 24, 2012
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Porous ceramic water filters are often coated with colloidal silver, which prevents the growth of microbes trapped in the micro- and nano-scale pores of the filter. Other metals such as copper and zinc have also been shown ...
Bio & Medicine
May 24, 2012
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