Administrator Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using a single flexible fiber. Successful tests in mice suggest it could give scientists... devices medical
Administrator Scientists say house cats could help unlock better cancer treatments for humans Scientists have mapped the genetics of cat cancer on an unprecedented scale and found surprising similarities with tumors in humans. The findings could help bring precision cancer treatments to cats w... devices medical
Administrator A major risk of breast cancer screening may have been overestimated for decades A new analysis suggests mammograms may lead to far less breast cancer overdiagnosis than some earlier studies indicated. Researchers reexamined all eight major randomized screening trials and accounte... devices medical
Administrator Chinese scientists find a hidden atomic structure that unlocks methane Scientists found that a tiny atomic structure that forms on nickel oxide during methane conversion is more effective than the metallic nickel long believed to drive the reaction. The discovery allowed... materials science
Administrator Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence” Scientists recreated a particle-forming process linked to the extreme physics of the early universe using a 13-ion quantum simulator. The breakthrough suggests quantum computers could eventually help ... materials science
Administrator For the first time, scientists watch sound jump between quantum states Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for quant... materials science
Administrator Chemistry textbooks have been getting this wrong for nearly 100 years A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molecules appears to extend only across one c... chemistry science
Administrator A new process turns plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuel Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like fu... chemistry science
Administrator A $100 detector can see invisible particles raining down from space A pocket-sized, roughly $100 detector can reveal the invisible stream of cosmic particles constantly passing through Earth and even through our bodies. What began as a student physics project is now b... chemistry science
Administrator Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signal Following the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have already come up with a veritable cornucopia of possible models for what sort of particle it might have been 🔗 Read f... research science
Administrator Tiny cell “antennas” may help explain why some babies are born with heart defects A newly discovered communication system in the microscopic “antennae” of cells may help explain how some congenital heart defects develop. When genetic mutations disrupt this system, the effects may e... devices medical