Controlling thermal conductivity in liquid crystals

Doping a liquid crystal with azobenzene molecules can induce reversible changes in its thermal conductivity under…

Religiously motivated legislation has blocked freedom and democracy around the globe, finds study

A new major study documents that religiously motivated legislation has taken place in all types of…

Correlative light electron microscopy using gold nanoparticles as single probes

Correlative light electron microscopy (CLEM) is a powerful tool in bioimaging, as it combines the ability…

Novel self-assembled porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres with excellent electrochromic performance for smart windows

Researchers from Tsinghua University synthesized porous yolk-shell NiO nanospheres (PYS-NiO NSs) via a solvothermal and subsequent…

Keeping retail employees safe: New study measures customer aggression

Researchers at QUT have developed a new tool to measure customer aggression within the retail and…

The surprising science behind long-distance bird migration

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently made…

10 simple rules for socially responsible science

Scientific research must meet clear ethical guidelines to prevent harm to participants. However, research can also…

Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles

New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105…

The moon may be the best place to transport rocket fuel

When astronauts return to the moon in the next few years, the plan is to have…

Study determines criteria for differentiating a pollinating insect from a presumed pollinator in the fossil record

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and,…