Bird brains can flick switch to perceive Earth's magnetic field

Study from researchers at Western’s Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR), home to the world’s first…

Absolute vs. relative efficiency: How efficient are blue LEDs, actually?

The absolute internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) based blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs)…

Groundbreaking images of root chemicals offer new insights on plant growth

Applying imaging technology to plant roots, researchers have developed a new understanding of chemicals that are…

Emergence of solvated dielectrons observed for the first time

Scientists generate low-energy electrons using ultraviolet light. Click here for original story, Emergence of…

Protein-based nano-'computer' evolves in ability to influence cell behavior

The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created. The milestone puts…

Robots and Rights: Confucianism Offers Alternative

As robots assume more roles in the world, a new analysis reviewed research on robot rights,…

Research offers clues for potential widespread HIV cure in people

New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving…

Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths'

A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting…

Living in an almshouse boosts life expectancy

Analysing up to 100 years’ worth of residents’ records from various almshouses in England, new research…

Making the structure of 'fire ice' with nanoparticles

Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials,…