An eco-friendly diatomite filter and electron microscope images showing the filtration of polystyrene particles with sizes of 1.1 μm and 100 nm. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)…
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Physicists successfully observe Kibble–Zurek scaling in an atomic Fermi superfluid
An atomic cloud of 6Li. The typical diameter of the cloud is 350 um. Credit: Kyuhwan Lee at SNU The sample used by the researchers was an atomic cloud of…
Blood sugar fluctuations after eating play an important role in anxiety and depression
The proverbial “sugar high” that follows the ingestion of a sweet treat is a familiar example of the potentially positive effects of food on mood. On the flip side, feeling…
U.S. births continue to fall, dropping by 17% since 2007
Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline. Overall, annual U.S. birth numbers have fallen by 17%…
Top 5 Reasons Every Stargazer Should Own a Smart Telescope
There’s something magical about gazing up at the night sky, watching the stars twinkle and the planets slowly make their way across the heavens. For many, stargazing is more than…
Scientific definition of a planet says it must orbit our sun. A new proposal would change that
Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace one that many researchers view as sun-centric and outdated. The current definition — established in 2006 by the…
The Human Genome Project: Inside the ‘most important biomedical research undertaking of the 20th Century’
The Big Picture The Human Genome Project was a landmark global scientific effort whose signature goal was to generate the first sequence of the human genome. In 2003, the Human…
New textbook sheds light on aging
Credit: Springer A new textbook provides an overview on the present understanding of aging—from the basic biology of aging to age-related diseases and to the role of lifestyle and the…
Innovating firefighting technology with smart solutions to enhance urban resilience
Data management and interoperation of tunnel fire digital twin system. Credit: 2024 Research and Innovation Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All Rights Reserved. The increase in high-rise and densely…
Low cortisol and hair-trigger stress response in the brain may underlie long COVID, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Proteins left behind by COVID-19 long after initial infection can cause cortisol levels in the brain to plummet, inflame the nervous system and prime its immune…
