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Researchers Report Major Advance in Semiconductor Materials

High Carrier Mobility in Cubic Boron Arsenide Offers Promise for Next-Gen Electronics

Social Development of Infants Unaffected by Covid-19 Pandemic

Health issues and loss, social isolation and mental health problems – the pandemic has had a drastic effect on our society.

Individual Cells Are Smarter Than Thought

Humans make decisions based on various sensory information which is integrated into a holistic percept by the brain.

New Findings Reveal How Neurons Build and Maintain Their Capacity to Communicate

Nerve cells regulate and routinely refresh the collection of calcium channels that enable them to send messages across circuit connections.

Silk Offers an Alternative to Some Microplastics

Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.

Scientists Capture First-Ever View of a Hidden Quantum Phase in a 2d Crystal

Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide researchers with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process.

Explained: How to Tell If Artificial Intelligence Is Working the Way We Want It To

“Interpretability methods” seek to shed light on how machine-learning models make predictions, but researchers say to proceed with caution.

The Best Semiconductor of Them All?

Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.

3 Questions: Teaching Computational Maker Skills Through Gaming

With FabO, PhD student Dishita Turakhia wants to empower students to learn digital fabrication by making video game objects and characters come alive.

Physicists Harness Quantum “Time Reversal” to Measure Vibrating Atoms

A new technique could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark matter or gravitational waves.

A New Spin on Nuclear Magnetic Moments

New results from researchers at MIT reveal an unexpected feature of atomic nuclei when a “magic” number of neutrons is reached.

Economists Weigh a New Approach to Unemployment Insurance

Study suggests automatically starting benefits at the outset of a recession would remove uncertainty for workers.

Review: IT in Health Care Has Produced Modest Changes — So Far

Large study of existing research shows incremental improvement in patient outcomes and productivity, without big employment changes.

Whether Speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the Brain’s Language Network Looks the Same

Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.

Measuring the Universe with Star-Shattering Explosions

An international team of scientists has analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant universe.

Novel HIV Combination Therapies Could Prevent Viral Escape and Rebound

A study published July 19 in the journal eLife brings new hope for HIV treatments.

Swiss biologists try to bypass null hypothesis to develop more realistic method

Replacing an entrenched method in scientific research is difficult, even when the method is problematic. Such is the case with shifting from research studies based on the null hypothesis to a more realistic method of estimation.

Similarities in Body Odor May Contribute to Social Bonding

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor.