Electrical enhancement: Engineers speed up electrons in semiconductors

Researchers have sped up the movement of electrons in organic semiconductor films by two to three…

Participating in sports during childhood may have long-term benefits for bone health

Participation in organized sport during childhood and adolescence is associated with bone mass at 20 years…

Winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate

Researchers have found that the swell of infestations of winter ticks -- which attach themselves to…

Supermassive black holes and supercomputers

The universe's deep past is beyond the reach of even the mighty Hubble Space Telescope. But…

Controlling organic semiconductor band gaps by electron-acceptor fluorination

Researchers synthesized a fluorinated electron-acceptor for use in organic semiconductors. The high electronegativity of the fluorine…

Nutrition has a greater impact on bone strength than exercise

One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or…

Penetrating the soil’s surface with radar

Ground penetrating radar measures the amount of moisture in soil quickly and easily. Researchers' calculations from…

Paternal transmission of epigenetic memory via sperm

Studies of human populations and animal models suggest that a father's experiences such as diet or…

Sex or food? Decision-making in single-cell organisms

Unicellular diatoms are able to adapt their behavior to different external stimuli based on an evaluation…

New understanding of Mekong River incision

An international team of earth scientists has linked the establishment of the Mekong River to a…