Using nanoscale quantum sensors, an international research team has succeeded in exploring certain previously uncharted physical…
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Effects of past ice ages more widespread than previously thought
Cold temperatures, prevalent during glacial periods, had a significant impact on past and modern unglaciated landscapes…
Massive experiment shows why ticket sellers hit you with last-second fees
There’s a reason that online ticket sellers hit you with those extra fees after you’ve picked…
Heat loss control method in fusion reactors
The core of a fusion reactor is incredibly hot. Hydrogen that inevitably escapes from it must…
Fine-tuning device performance with swarms of swimming cells
Scientists use acoustic microfluidic devices to separate and sort components in fluids, such as red and…
The human genome at 20: How biology's most-hyped breakthrough led to anticlimax and arrests
When President Bill Clinton took to a White House lectern 20 years ago to announce that…
Investigating dense plasmas with positron waves
Astrophysical and lab-created plasmas under the influence of magnetic fields are the source of intense study.…
Researchers detect galactic source of gamma rays that could produce very high-energy cosmic rays
IFIC researcher Francisco Salesa Greus, along with other members of the HAWC collaboration, have detected very…
A salt solution for desalinating brine
Solar-powered brine crystallization could alleviate the environmental impacts of seawater desalination. Click here for…
Going on holiday has a restorative effect on changes in DNA of shift workers
Going on holiday can affect shift workers on the level of gene function: a new study…