Self-Healing Materials Created After Breakthrough on Science of Cracking
Cracks in the desert floor appear random to the untrained eye, even beautifully so, but the mathematics governing patterns of dried clay turn out to…
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What Doesn’t Crack Them Makes Them Stronger – Why Some Materials Become Stronger Under Stress
A Norwegian Centre of Excellence explores how pores affect all kinds of materials, including concrete. It sounds a bit strange, but some materials become stronger…
Radical Stance for Political Parties More Likely When They Have Less Interest in an Issue
Political parties who care less about an issue will take more extreme stances on it when drawing up policies to appeal to the electorate —…
“Fascinating and Scary” – Is Something Literally in the Air Causing Violent Crime?
Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates, study finds. Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also…
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics – Oobleck’s Weird Behavior Is Now Predictable [Video]
MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again. It’s a phenomenon many preschoolers know…
Bots Evolving to Better Mimic Humans – May Prove Harder to Detect in 2020 Elections
New study by USC researchers shows bots evolving to better mimic humans during elections. USC Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) computer scientist, Emilio Ferrara, has…
Using Machine Learning and Game Theory to Successfully Identify Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance
Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes in bacteria. By employing machine learning and game theory, the…
Some Startling Statistics & Should Most Fatal Drug Overdoses Be Considered Suicide?
To classify a death as a suicide, medical examiners and coroners rely on hard evidence, perhaps a suicide note or a gun near the body. …
Researchers Discover Simple Way Sweet Corn Growers Could Dramatically Increase Yield
In an industry struggling to maintain profitability, it’s curious that U.S. processing sweet corn – the corn that ends up in cans and freezer bags…
The Science of Breaking Bad: Was Meth Cooked Inside Your House? [Video]
The highly anticipated Breaking Bad movie El Camino storyline focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever — with contamination of houses from methamphetamine…
Study Analyzes Effect of Legalization of Recreational Marijuana on Crime – Here Are the Results
Eleven states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana. A new study funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice sought to…
Vaping Danger: E-Cigarette Smoke Causes Lung Cancer in Mice
Exposure to electronic-cigarette (E-cig) smoke caused mice to develop lung cancer, a new study finds. Published online today, October 7, 2019, in Proceedings of National…
New Metasurface Design Can Control Optical Fields in Three Dimensions – No Classical Analog in Refractive Optics
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As…
Are Black Holes Made of Dark Energy? Error Made When Applying Einstein’s Equations to Model Growth of the Universe?
Two University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth…
Light 10 Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun Illuminates 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scrolls
Researchers led by the renowned ancient artifacts decoder, Professor Brent Seales, will be using Diamond, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility in the heart of…
Researchers Implant “Memories” Into Birds – Teach Them Songs They’ve Never Heard
Discovery boosts understanding of how human brain learns speech. A father holds up his newborn, their faces only inches apart, and slowly repeats the syllables…
Chinese Activists Protest the Use of Traditional Treatments – They Want Medical Science
In China, traditional Chinese medicine has the same status in the health system as modern medical science. This has led thousands of science activists to…
Global Climate Catastrophe If Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan
Rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals in Pakistan and India portend regional and global catastrophe. With ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan raising concerns about the possibility…