Humans and other primates are outliers among mammals for having nails instead of claws. But how,…
Month: June 2018
Double jeopardy: The high costs of living in Nairobi’s slums
Tenants in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, receive drastically inferior household services and pay more rent…
Cooler computing through statistical physics?
In the space inside a computer chip, where electricity becomes information, there's a scientific frontier. The…
Cooler computing through statistical physics?
In the space inside a computer chip, where electricity becomes information, there's a scientific frontier. The…
The gene-edited pigs immune to lung disease
Pigs in Scotland have had their genes altered so they are now immune to a deadly…
Experimental Thermal Performance Testing of Cryogenic Tank Systems and Materials
Abstract: A comparative study was conducted to collect and analyze thermal conductivity data on a wide…
Forgetting may help improve memory and learning
Forgetting names, skills or information learned in class is often thought of as purely negative. However…
Gene-edited farm animals are on their way
Scientists create pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.