Hubble’s cosmic bubbles

Hubble has revealed a few of the tenuous threads comprising Sh2-308, a faint and wispy shell…

Weight expectations: Context and distraction skew what we predict and remember

Context can alter something as basic as our ability to estimate the weights of simple objects.…

Oral history in history lessons: more fun, less learned

Working with oral histories in schools has become very popular in Germany, the United States and…

Plant’s parent genes cooperate in shaping their child

Plant biologists discovered for the first time how factors arising from the mother and father in…

Nanoimprinted hyperlens array: Paving the way for practical super-resolution imaging

Research has demonstrated a scalable and reliable fabrication process of a large scale hyperlens device based…

How Venus flytrap triggers digestion

The Venus flytrap digests its prey using enzymes produced by special glands. For the first time,…

Quantum mechanics is complex enough, for now…

Physicists have searched for deviations from standard quantum mechanics, testing whether quantum mechanics requires a more…

‘Connshing syndrome’ named as a new cause of high blood pressure

A new cause of high blood pressure has been identified by researchers, which could lead to…

The protein CHIP unfurls anti-aging activity

Not only does our way of life determine how long we live but so too does…

Molecular libraries for organic light-emitting diodes

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are promising candidates for flexible flat displays. By means of a screening…