Feeling the strain: Shear effects in magnetoelectric switching

The high resolution and wealth of data provided by an experiment at Diamond can lead to…

Gene linked to cannabis abuse

New research shows that a specific gene is associated with an increased risk of cannabis abuse.…

Food neophobia may increase the risk of lifestyle diseases

Your parents were right: You should always try all foods! Food neophobia, or fear of new…

New methods from material sciences in physics find their way into cancer research

A new study on the behavior of water in cancer cells shows how methods usually limited…

A device emerges from the fusion of IGZO and ferroelectric-HfO2

As a part of JST PRESTO program, Associate professor Masaharu Kobayashi, Institute of Industrial Science, the…

New drug compound could tackle major life-limiting kidney disease

Scientists are developing a new class of drugs to treat a common genetic kidney disease which…

Origin of life: A prebiotic route to DNA

DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. Chemists…

Dinosaur bones are home to microscopic life

Bad news, Jurassic Park fans—the odds of scientists cloning a dinosaur from ancient DNA are pretty…

eROSITA – the hunt for dark energy begins

On 21 June 2019 the Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma (Spektr-RG / SRG) spacecraft will be launched from the Kazakh…

Zipingpu Reservoir reveals climate-tectonics interplay around 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

The roles of “climate change” versus “tectonics” that dominate erosion and sediment transport over geological time…