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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.

Helping Students Build Strong Foundations in Ethical Global Health Work

When she was a student at Yale School of Medicine more than a decade ago, Dr. Mei Elansary ’12 conducted a project on the Indonesian island of Borneo.

Plant Study Hints Evolution May Be Predictable

Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process

A New Take on the ‘Marshmallow Test’: When It Comes to Resisting Temptation, a Child's Cultural Upbringing Matters

For decades, studies have shown that children able to resist temptation—opting to wait for two marshmallows later rather than take one now—tend to do better on measures of health and success later in life.

Pre-Teen Children Tend to Associate ‘Brilliance’ to Males: Study

Children hold stereotypical views that ‘brilliance’ is a male trait, and this belief strengthens as they grow up to the age of twelve, researchers from Singapore and the United States have reported.

The Outer Limits: Future Economic Growth in the Face of Diminishing Resources

UC San Diego researcher warns that economic growth is not possible in the long-term

Study Links Insulin Resistance, Advanced Cell Aging with Childhood Poverty

Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely to have elevated insulin resistance at ages 25-29, researchers found.

Daily Exposure to ‘Forever Chemicals’ Costs United States Billions in Health Costs

NYU Langone Researchers Link the Chemicals to Cancer, Thyroid Disease, Childhood Obesity & Other Medical Conditions