Researchers have discovered a possible new explanation for female infertility. Thanks to cutting-edge microscopy techniques, they…
Month: April 2017
Photonic crystal and nanowire combo advances ‘photonic integration’
While bigger nanowires can improve light confinement and performance, it increases both energy consumption and device…
Domesticated rice goes rogue
We tend to assume that domestication is a one-way street and that, once domesticated, crop plants…
Blood vessels and the immune system talk to each other
Tumor blood vessels and the immune system influence each other's functions, and propose that considering these…
Jumping droplets whisk away hotspots in electronics
Engineers have developed a technology to cool hotspots in high-performance electronics using the same physical phenomenon…
Magnetic brain stimulation causes weight loss by making gut bacteria healthier
A new study finds that a noninvasive electromagnetic brain stimulation technique helps obese people lose weight,…
Nanoscopic golden springs change color of twisted light
Scientists have used gold spring-shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hairs with powerful lasers to…
Robot epigenetics: Adding complexity to embodied robot evolution
For the first time, researchers in the field of evolutionary robotics have used physically embodied robots…
Early climate ‘payback’ with higher emission reductions
Climate scientists have shown the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels…
Here’s one secret to successful schools that costs nothing
Most factors that help make schools successful cost lots of money -- think teachers, technology and…