Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
If you have curly hair, you know that every day is a new adventure. What will my hair do today? Why does it curl better on some days than others? And even those without naturally curly hair might notice their hair curling—or, let's be honest, frizz.....»»
Deducing commonality from complexity: Scientist explores "Mesoscience" to address global issues
Two topics are now drawing great attention from the global scientific community: shifting or advancing paradigms in science, and tackling global challenges such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, and human health. However, do th.....»»
Why AI alone can’t protect you from sophisticated email threats
In this Help Net Security interview, Riaz Lakhani, CISO at Barracuda Networks, discusses the effectiveness of AI-based behavioural analysis in combating sophisticated email threats like BEC and VEC. Lakhani also explains how AI tools help detect mali.....»»
Expert explains effects of catastrophic weather events on forests and tree species
This year has seen its share of severe weather—but how do these powerful storms impact forests over the long term? A Virginia Tech forest health expert breaks down the long-term effects catastrophic weather events can have and how to revive hard-hi.....»»
Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum. A literacy expert explains what"s changing
Philadelphia's K-8 public school students are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year. It's called Expeditionary Learning, and it conforms with what literacy experts call the science of reading, which are research.....»»
Trust in scientists hasn’t recovered from COVID. Some humility could help.
Intellectual humility could win back much-needed trust in science, study finds Scientists could win back trust lost during the COVID-19 pandemic if they just showed a little intel.....»»
Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, scientists say
In a study, led by the University of Oxford's Department of Physics and published 18 November in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on 'natural carbon sinks' like forests and o.....»»
Neat, precise and brighter than ever: New technologies improve temporal coherence of XFEL pulses
X-ray free-electron lasers produce pulses of light that are exceptionally bright, making them powerful tools for studying ultrafast chemical reactions, biological processes, or probing the structure of materials at atomic scales......»»
Electron imaging reveals the vibrant colors of the outermost electron layer
Surfaces play a key role in numerous chemical reactions, including catalysis and corrosion. Understanding the atomic structure of the surface of a functional material is essential for both engineers and chemists. Researchers at Nagoya University in J.....»»
Long-lived Schrödinger"s-cat state achieves Heisenberg-limited sensitivity
A team led by Prof. Lu Zhengtian and Researcher Xia Tian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) realized a Schrödinger-cat state with minute-scale lifetime using optically trapped cold atoms, significantly enhancing the sensit.....»»
Astronomers discover a unique quasi-stellar object–dusty star-forming galaxy system
Astronomers from the Steward Observatory in Arizona and elsewhere report the discovery of a structure consisting of a quasi-stellar object (QSO) and a dusty star-forming galaxy (DSFG), linked by a bridge of ionized carbon. The finding of this unique.....»»
Archaea shape microbiomes by using molecular spring-loaded daggers
In a paper published in Science Advances, the Pilhofer Lab (IMBB) together with the Albers Lab from the University of Freiburg describe the structure and function of contractile injection systems from haloarchaea and show how it can structure the loc.....»»
Be humble: Studies reveal how to increase perceived trustworthiness of scientists
How can scientists across climate science, medical and psychological topics foster the public's trust in them and their science? Show that they are intellectually humble......»»
Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel
Imagine a thread so thin it’s invisible to the naked eye but packed with the mass of thousands of stars. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the … The post Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel appeared first on BG.....»»
Worm species thought to have disappeared has been appearing in photos of pygmy seahorses all along
A small team of marine scientists from the University of the Ryukyus, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, has found that a worm species thought to be missing since 1957 has been appearin.....»»
Big Bang: Trump and Musk could redefine US space strategy
Should NASA return to the moon, or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away?.....»»
Hormone receptor structure reveals how it functions in heart disease
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have determined the full-length structure of a blood pressure-regulating hormone receptor for the first time, uncovering how it functions, which may enable better drug targeting of the receptor for diseases such as.....»»
Ytterbium thin-disk lasers pave the way for sensitive detection of atmospheric pollutants
Alongside carbon dioxide, methane is a key driver of global warming. To detect and monitor the climate pollutants in the atmosphere precisely, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have developed an advanced laser tech.....»»
Video: Environmental health professor explains wastewater woes
Few of us think about what happens to our waste after we flush the toilet, but to Jay Graham, its path is a critical part of improving human health......»»
Topological defects can trigger a transformation from insulating to conductive behavior in Mott materials
Researchers at Università Cattolica, Brescia campus, have discovered that the transition from insulating to conductive behavior in certain materials is driven by topological defects in the structure......»»
Physicists create the first fully mechanical qubit
A team of physicists at ETH Zürich has built the first-ever working mechanical qubit. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their novel idea for creating such a qubit and how well it has worked during testing......»»