How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, researchers examined…
The secret of wrinkling, folding, and creasing
New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns. CAMBRIDGE, Mass--The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too…
2D nitrogenated crystals new potential rival for graphene
Researchers in South Korea have, for the first time, developed a simple technique to produce a two-dimensional nitrogen-containing crystal that has the capacity to be a potential rival to graphene and silicon as semi-conductor materials.…
Quantum sensor’s advantages survive entanglement breakdown
Preserving the fragile quantum property known as entanglement isn’t necessary to reap benefits. [caption id="attachment_3157" align="alignnone" width="639"] In the researchers' new system, a returning beam of light is mixed with a locally stored beam, and…
Is Pluto a planet again?
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will arrive there on March 6. Pluto is the largest object in the Kuiper belt, and NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will arrive…