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.…
New R&D Pact Seeks Cure for Aging-Related Diseases
Google’s Calico, an institution with a mysterious mission to “cure death” could have competition from a new collaboration struck between Ascentage Pharma and Unity Biotechnology. A joint statement released by both firms explained this new agreement will…
Profile of a methane sea on Titan
[caption id="attachment_8604" align="alignnone" width="625"] Lakes and seas on Titan[/caption] Saturn’s largest moon is covered in seas and lakes of liquid hydrocarbons – and one sea has now been found to be filled with pure methane,…
Can technology help teach literacy in poor communities?
Project to provide children with tablets loaded with literacy apps reports positive results in Africa, U.S. [caption id="attachment_8600" align="alignnone" width="639"] "The whole premise of our project is to harness the best science and innovation to…
Madison-made electrolyte going big at global battery manufacturer
[caption id="attachment_8578" align="alignnone" width="607"] Deb Gilbert, director of research and development at Silatronix, oversees synthesis and evaluation of new battery electrolytes. DAVID TENENBAUM[/caption] Silatronix, a University of Wisconsin—Madison startup that has invented a safer electrolyte…