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…
Breaking up (protein complexes) is hard to do,…
[caption id="attachment_13992" align="alignright" width="150"] Xing Yongna[/caption] A new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to become inactivated. The structure explains why the…
New depth sensors could be sensitive enough for…
Computational method improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold. [caption id="attachment_13989" align="alignnone" width="639"] Comparing of the cascaded GHz approach with Kinect-style approaches visually represented on a key. From left to right, the original image,…
Giant air pockets win the drag race
Creating teardrop-like gas cavities around metal spheres enables practically friction-free travel through liquids. [caption id="attachment_13984" align="alignnone" width="645"] Comparisons between 3D-printed plastic torpedoes and teardrop-shaped air cavities that form around metal spheres reveal that gas bubbles…
New technique allows rapid screening for new types…
Approach could bypass the time-consuming steps currently needed to test new photovoltaic materials. [caption id="attachment_13981" align="alignnone" width="639"] This experimental setup was used by the team to measure the electrical output of a sample of solar…