The University of Osaka researcher shows that solid-state hysteresis can be described using thermodynamic state variables When the input variable X is changed as X0→X1→X0, the response Y of the system varies as A→B→C →D→A.…
Gentle sensors for diagnosing brain disorders
New sensor design paves the way for safer and more effective brain monitoring. [caption id="attachment_10180" align="alignright" width="300"] Through Polymer Vias based 3D integration simplifies the path towards high-resolution brain machine interfaces. © 2016 KAUST[/caption] Flexible,…
Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean…
Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more. [caption id="attachment_10177" align="alignnone" width="608"] Ocean engineers from MIT, the University of Minnesota at Duluth, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have…
How to be a male without the Y…
Hokkaido University researchers have revealed that key sex-determining genes continue to operate in a mammalian species that lacks the Y chromosome, taking us a step further toward understanding sex differentiation. [caption id="attachment_10173" align="alignnone" width="586"] The…
Random DNA + high-tech math = ‘universal microbial…
Rice University researchers find way to ID many pathogens with few DNA probes HOUSTON– Rice University scientists have invented a technology that could potentially identify hundreds of bacterial pathogens simply, quickly and at low cost using…