deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Unraveling the Genes for Sexual Traits in Stag…
Scientists have built a gene expression database of a stag beetle and identified genes important for sex determination and differentiation. [caption id="attachment_9201" align="alignnone" width="970"] Disrupting intersex gene in stag beetles - Disruption of sex determination…
New mid-infrared laser system could detect atmospheric chemicals
Laser pulses produce glowing plasma filaments in open air, could enable long-distance monitoring. [caption id="attachment_9196" align="alignnone" width="639"] This diagram depicts the way a mid-infrared laser (red cylinder, left) can send a beam through the atmosphere…
Helpful Bacteria May Protect Against Breast Cancer
A new study says that certain bacteria is more abundant in the breasts of healthy women, and may actually be protecting them against cancer, while women with breast cancer have higher levels of a detrimental…
The switch that could double USB memory
Scientists at Hokkaido University have developed a device that employs both magnetic and electronic signals, which could provide twice the storage capacity of conventional memory devices, such as USB flash drives. [caption id="attachment_9162" align="alignnone" width="800"]…