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[Editor’s Note: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was officially renamed the Nancy Grace…
Enzymes use cascade reactions to produce complex molecules from comparatively simple raw materials. Researchers have…
Rutgers-led study casts doubt on Himalayan rock weathering hypothesis. A key theory that attributes the…
The electron spin of individual electrons in quantum dots could serve as the smallest information…
Using multiple-axis symmetry inspired by kaleidoscopes, new polarization designs can control spin angular momentum and…
In two breakthroughs in the realm of photonics, City College of New York graduate researchers…
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found the first evidence…
Researchers uncover how letter patterns color perceptions of truth. People today constantly encounter claims such…
Natural selection alters genes that control roundworms’ sense of smell. Artificial and natural selection affect…
Astrophysicists Jon Hakkila of the College of Charleston and Robert Nemiroff of the Michigan Technological…
In the quest for a more youthful appearance, many people slather ointments on their skin…
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have for the first time observed that a fast…
An experiment shows that one of the basic units of life — nucleobases — could…
Mini robots that can roll, fly, float and swim, then morph into a single machine?…
Success is no accident: To reach your goal you need perseverance. But where does the…
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal, and…
The Hubbard model, used to understand electron behavior in numerous quantum materials, now shows us…