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Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from 'island hopping' in insulating state
New research shows how Cooper pairs — quasiparticles that make superconductivity possible — can also play…
Extinction Rebellion: disruption and arrests can bring social change
Extinction Rebellion burst onto everybody’s screens with disruptions and mass arrests across the UK and around…
Empathy often avoided because of mental effort
Even when feeling empathy for others isn’t financially costly or emotionally draining, people will still avoid…
Those home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought
Meal kit services, which deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients and a chef-selected recipe to your…
Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
In a small study of patients, researchers report that about half the people referred to the…
Smart cities: The promises and failures of utopian technological planning
Technology and innovation transform the ways that we interact with governments, purchase products and manage our…
USC prof devises 'smart' building materials that move themselves with no motor
As a licensed architect concerned about the environment, Doris Sung became fed up catering to clients…
Study: Paternity leave for disadvantaged father results in strong family relationships
Enabling disadvantaged fathers to take time off from work via paternity leave may help these men…
Slow charge generation plays big role in model material for solar cells
Next-generation devices based on molecular materials have the potential to efficiently use sunlight to produce electricity…