Qi Zhang sees himself as a warrior. In his lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he wages war on genetic diseases such as cancer and heart disease on a battlefield measured with single atoms.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 9, 2014
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Last year, Tobias Kippenberg and his team from the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements (LPQM1) presented a new-generation sensor capable of detecting very small forces with unprecedented efficiency. These devices, ...
General Physics
Jan 9, 2014
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An international team of astronomers has discovered a surprising new class of "hypervelocity stars" – solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Holograms have attracted wide attention for their ability to produce a realistic 3D image of an object by recording the object's light field and later reconstructing the light field on a 2D surface. Now researchers ...
How long is too long to wait for the light to change? At stoplights, pedestrians often experience longer delays while cars are given priority.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2014
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New findings from Queen Mary University of London reveal experimental flaws and a lack of transparent reporting is compromising the quality of animal studies and their potential to translate into the clinic.
Other
Jan 9, 2014
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The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) has enabled scientists to determine that a long-term shift in nitrogen content ...
Environment
Jan 9, 2014
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African vultures are famous for quickly finding carcasses; so much so that they are considered clairvoyants in parts of Africa. But just how do vultures know where to find food across vast regions in the first place? In ...
Ecology
Jan 9, 2014
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The bicycle counts suggested that, on Bike to Work Day, more people did bike to work. But did fewer people drive?
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2014
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Analysis of traffic on the social media site Twitter which includes #indyref shows the Yes campaign has more followers and a wider network of active tweeters spreading their campaign message than Better Together.
Computer Sciences
Jan 9, 2014
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