Remember that old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate out of a saltwater solution—or maybe the one where rock candy crystals form from sugar water? It turns out that your understanding of how ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 2, 2024
0
81
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States. Despite existing treatments, the underlying causes of this disease and effective therapies remain elusive. Research ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 2, 2024
0
4
Johannes Vermeer's "Girl With The Pearl Earring" is one of the world's most popular paintings—and now scientists believe they know why, by measuring how the brain reacts when the work is viewed.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2024
1
1016
Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's gradually shrinking electrical power supply.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 2, 2024
0
106
Purdue University researchers have developed patent-pending one-dimensional boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) containing spin qubits, or spin defects. The BNNTs are more sensitive in detecting off-axis magnetic fields at high ...
Nanophysics
Oct 2, 2024
0
69
Nanoporous membranes with atomic-scale holes smaller than one-billionth of a meter have powerful potential for decontaminating polluted water, pulling valuable metal ions from the water, or for osmotic power generators.
Nanomaterials
Oct 2, 2024
0
14
By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers that includes a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor says it has uncovered new evidence documenting ...
Ecology
Oct 2, 2024
0
112
Countries affected by severe climate change may also have a higher prevalence of violence against women, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2024
1
46
Governments and other policymakers around the world wrestle with how to deal with people who are skeptical of official positions and guidelines, such as climate skeptics and antivaxxers.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2024
10
76
Networks, which include nodes and connections, can help researchers model dynamic systems like the spread of disease or how the brain processes information.
Mathematics
Oct 2, 2024
0
9
