Feature stories
Aug 17, 2018
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Gravitational wave detectors to search for dark matter
Gravitational wave detectors might be able to detect much more than gravitational waves. According to a new study, they could also potentially detect dark matter, if dark matter is composed of a particular kind of particle ...
Flexible color displays with microfluidics
A new study published on Microsystems and Nanoengineering by Kazuhiro Kobayashi and Hiroaki Onoe details the development of a flexible and reflective multicolor display system that does not require continued energy supply ...
A way to get green revolution crops to be productive without needing so much nitrogen
A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences in China and the University of Oxford in the U.K. has found a way to grow green revolution crops using less nitrogen ...
Researchers suggest phonons may have mass and perhaps negative gravity
A trio of physicists with Columbia University is making waves with a new theory about phonons—they suggest they might have negative mass, and because of that, have negative gravity. Angelo Esposito, Rafael Krichevsky and ...
Unusual doughnut-shaped jet observed in the galaxy NGC 6109
Revealing the retina: Graphene corneal contact lens provides robust, irritation-free topographic electroretinography
Our vision can be damaged or lost by damage to the retina—a sensory membrane lining the back of the eye that senses light, converting the image formed into electrochemical neuronal signals—resulting from two classes of ...
Maze runners and square dancers: Cytosolic diffusion of nanosized objects in mammalian cells
Cells are complex, multi-compartmentalized entities of matter enclosed with a variety of membrane-bound organelles ranging from the microscale (µm) down to the nanoscale (nm) in diameter. These structures intermingle in ...
Study shows competitive swimmer bodies consistent in morphology across race event lengths
Evidence suggests global warming might have a negative impact on some government workers
A team of researchers affiliated with MIT and Harvard University has found evidence suggesting that as the planet heats up, the performance of some government workers might be negatively impacted. In their paper published ...
