Start ‘magnetic fire’ without a spark?
NYU (US) — Physicists have uncovered new clues to how energy is sustained and spreads in “magnetic fire.” Continue…
Monday, May 13, 2013 14:30 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - May 13, 2013 10:54 - 3 Comments
Is middle class wealth in meltdown?
NYU / BROWN (US) —The collapse of home prices and the stock market has taken an immense toll on the assets of the middle class, hitting minorities and young adults especially hard, a new study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 12, 2013 9:27 - 1 Comment
“Sustainable” fish may not deserve the label
NYU (US) — Certification of seafood as “sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and misleading, report researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 5, 2013 9:36 - 1 Comment
Tiny particles swarm when blue light flashes
NYU (US) — With a flash of blue light, physicists can make suspended microscopic particles assemble and move together like a school of fish. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2013 14:55 - 0 Comments
Eyes are quick to judge cause and effect
NYU (US) — We rely on our visual system more heavily than previously thought in determining the causality of events. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2013 13:51 - 4 Comments
Gene target shows promise for autism
NYU (US) — Normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain can partially remedy autistic-like behaviors, report researchers who worked with mice. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 11, 2012 10:52 - 4 Comments
Perception differs for grody vs. threatening
NYU/CORNELL (US) — We’re likely to see threatening objects as closer to us than they really are, but the same effect doesn’t apply when we’re grossed out, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2012 15:23 - 0 Comments
Declare a decision moral and outcomes shift
NYU (US) — Decisions based on moral, rather than practical, considerations are made more quickly and are often more extreme, research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 10:35 - 0 Comments
Team tackles mystery of nature’s anti-freeze
NYU (US) — Water always freezes when the temperature drops below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, right? That’s a common misconception, say chemists. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 19, 2012 11:33 - 2 Comments
Tractor beam is ‘science fiction made real’
NYU (US) — A tractor beam can pull microscopic particles and has a range of potential uses, from microfluidics to far-out tasks like grabbing dust from comet tails. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 13, 2012 11:20 - 2 Comments
Nature’s sculptor: How water molds land
NYU (US) — Erosion caused by flowing water not only smoothes out objects, but can also form distinct shapes with sharp points and edges. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 5, 2012 17:11 - 0 Comments
No assembly required for new micro particles
NYU (US) — Scientists have created new kinds of particles—1/100th the diameter of a human hair—that “self-assemble” into structures that look like molecules made from atoms.
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2012 13:34 - 0 Comments
Candidates’ moves can outweigh their words
NYU / UC BERKELEY (US) — A new website matches the words and gestures of President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney to reveal their differing word-by-word emphasis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 16, 2012 12:16 - 2 Comments
Sea slug neurons reveal memory creation
NYU (US) — Neuroscientists have isolated the “when” and “where” of molecular activity that occurs in the formation of short-, intermediate-, and long-term memories. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Neurons’ zap keeps body clock in sync
NYU (US) — Biologists have uncovered new ways our biological clock’s neurons use electrical activity to help keep behavioral rhythms in order. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 2, 2012 10:35 - 2 Comments
Teens willing to gamble on unknown
NYU / YALE (US) — Most teenagers engage in unsafe behaviors because of a comfort with the ambiguous, not because they have a taste for risk, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 27, 2012 11:23 - 0 Comments
How stem cells ‘grow up’ to cause inflammation
NYU (US) — Scientists have determined how cells that cause inflammatory ailments, such as Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, develop from stem cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 25, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Body’s clock loops with neurons to wake us up
NYU (US) — Biologists have uncovered one way that biological clocks control neuronal activity—a discovery that sheds new light on sleep-wake cycles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2012 11:11 - 0 Comments
Shutting down enzyme offers Fragile X relief
NYU (US) — A new method has reduced several social, behavioral, and physical problems associated with Fragile X syndrome in mice, report neuroscientists. (more…)
