News tagged with mechanical work

Crystal cantilever lifts objects 600 times its own weight (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- For a long time, scientists have been trying to transform the collective movements of tiny molecules into useful mechanical work. With this goal in mind, a team of researchers from Japan has ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 6 | with audio podcast feature

Magnesium supplement helps boost brainpower

Neuroscientists at MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing show that increasing brain magnesium with a new compound enhanced learning abilities, working memory, and short- and long-term memory in rats. The ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 2 | with audio podcast