Demonstration of memflector brings brain-like computing a step closer
The first ever demonstration of simultaneous information processing and storage using phase-change materials points the way to computers more closely…
Virus Found To Carry Antibiotic Against E. coli
Part of a small virus that attacks only bacteria acts like an antibiotic to destroy E. coli, researchers with the…
Ovulation puts gaydar into overdrive
Women can more accurately identify a man’s sexual orientation when they are closest to their time of peak ovulation, say…
Humans may be able to “see” magnetic fields
Humans are not considered to have an innate magnetic sense but new research published inNature Communications shows that a protein…
IT-rich region revealed to be autism hotspot
Cambridge University researchers have found that autism diagnoses are more common in IT-rich regions, a finding that has important implications…
Chick-magnet pulling power confirmed
Driving a sports car makes a man more desirable to women, but only for uncommitted romantic flings and not as…
Elderly Women Smarter Than Men
Elderly women have a better mental function than men despite their lower level of formal education, conclude Dutch researchers in…
Experimental results hint at neutrino flavor change
By shooting a beam of neutrinos through a small slice of the Earth under Japan, physicists say they’ve caught the…
Medical implants made hacker-proof
Implantable medical devices are big business, from pacemakers and defibrillators to brain stimulators and drug pumps; worldwide, around 300,000 people…
Living cell turned into a laser
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have genetically engineered a single cell to express green fluorescent protein that can be used…
Spin Moves In Semiconductors
Four researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and at Penn State University in University Park, Pa.,…
MRI scans predict pop music success
An Emory University experiment originally designed to see how peer pressure affects teenagers has also been found to accurately predict…
Selenium Deficiency Causes Flu Virus To Mutate
Influenza virus that has been passed through mice deficient in the trace nutrient selenium mutates and emerges from the mice…
BPA exposure estimates wrong, say US researchers
New experiments by researchers at the University of Missouri (UM) show that exposure to the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA)…
New class of supernova discovered
They’re bright, blue-and a bit strange, say Caltech astronomers who are puzzling over the lack of hydrogen in the spectrums…
No link between age and testosterone levels
A new study from Australia adds weight to earlier European research that found no correlation between men’s ages and their…
Rise of jellyfish “drastically” changing oceanic food webs
The increase in the size and frequency of jellyfish blooms in coastal and estuarine waters around the world is altering…
Antimatter bottled-up for 16 minutes
Antimatter remains an enigma, but researchers at CERN may soon be able to ascertain some of its key properties thanks…
Planet Formation May Be Rare In Universe
The vast majority of wannabe planets in the universe are likely destroyed by cosmic forces long before they have a…
The color red provides speed and strength boost
When humans see the color red, their reactions become both faster and more forceful. People are mostly unaware of the…
Physicists explore negative entropy in computation
The notion that computers generate heat is familiar to everyone, but a group of physicists have discovered that, under certain…
Error tolerance could slash computer energy use
The amount of electricity required to run today’s computers, data centers and mobile devices is increasing rapidly and this growing…
Studies slam DIY genetic tests
The direct-to-consumer genetic tests offered by deCODEme and 23andMe give inaccurate predictions of disease risks and regulatory authorities should consider…
Missing Enzyme Responsible For SIDS?
A missing enzyme may be one possible explanation for sudden infant death syndrome, according to a report by a Wake…
The secret lives of cats
Cats are secretive creatures and their nocturnal adventures are largely a mystery, but a new study by researchers at the…
Stoned On Money
Using money as an incentive, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and two other institutions found that human neural responses…
Radiation exposure impacting gender ratio
Analyzing data from population centers around normally functioning nuclear power stations, German researchers have found an increased percentage of male…
Happy men not sexually attractive to women
The notion that women find “bad boys” sexually attractive gets reinforcement from a new study published in Emotion showing that…
Bacteria make rain, bioprecipitation researchers say
Bioprecipitation researchers say that most precipitation events could depend on a type of bacterium whose outer membrane binds water molecules…
Viagra touted as MS treatment
Pharma giant Pfizer may soon may be cranking out even more little blue pills if the results from a recent…