Illustration of a density wave. Credit: Harald Ritsch, Innsbruck University/EPFL. Scientists at EPFL have found a new way to create a crystalline structure called a “density wave” in an atomic…
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Spiny mice have armadillo-like armor in their tails
The spiny mouse is an unassuming rodent, but it’s armed with a very special tail. CT scans show the tail is sheathed in a secret blanket of bony plates. Before…
Here’s why they happen—and how to prevent them
For some people, going for a run can trigger what’s known as a “runner’s high,” a short-lasting feeling of euphoria or relaxation. But for others, running can trigger something far…
Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma
Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive or sexual comments or act out,…
Understanding boiling for better nuclear industry and space missions
PhD candidate at MIT Florian Chavagnat seeks to answer fundamental questions about heat transfer in boiling that will shape the success of nuclear power plants — and extended missions in…
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
Scientists rely on social media to communicate about climate and other areas. Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on…
Computer‐aided diagnosis improves breast ultrasound expertise in multicenter study
Long-axis gray-scale ultrasound image shows hypoechoic lesion. Lesion was classified by study radiologist as BI-RADS category 4A. Credit: ARRS/AJR According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal…
Propellers are louder over ground, researchers find
Propeller in wind tunnel. Credit: Liam Hanson The effects of the ground on propeller noise have been measured experimentally for the very first time by researchers in the Aeroacoustics research…
AI tool outperforms human emergency call handlers in identifying stroke, new study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from Denmark has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework to address the number of strokes that go unrecognized by human emergency…
Using nuclear spins neighboring a lanthanide atom to create Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger quantum states
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have experimentally demonstrated a new quantum information storage protocol that can be used to create Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) quantum states. There is a great deal of…
