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What neuroscientists are learning about our brains in space by launching themselves into zero gravity flight
More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little…
Veterinarian says bats can be problem for pets, humans this time of year
With fall approaching, a Kansas State University veterinarian says homeowners and pet owners need to be…
Measuring ethanol's deadly twin
ETH researchers have developed an inexpensive, handheld measuring device that can distinguish between methanol and potable…
Researchers use laser light to transform metal into magnet
Pioneering physicists from the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a…
New results for the mass of neutrinos
Neutrinos and their small non-zero masses play a key role in cosmology and particle physics. The…
Seize some seeds from the garden for planting next year
As the gardening season winds down and you pick the season’s last vegetables let some plants…
Gravity surveys using a mobile atom interferometer
Mobile gravimetry is an important technique in metrology, navigation, geodesy and geophysics. Although atomic gravimeters are…
Study unveils a route to high hole mobility in gallium nitride
Gallium nitride (GaN) is a material often used to build semiconductor power devices and light emitting…
Biosphere 2 rainforest closed during drought experiment
Drought will soon descend on the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 rain forest, and an international…