IMAGE: deepai COLOGNE, Dec 31 – Scientists in Germany have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, relapses quickly despite…
Understanding how electrons turn to glass
Researchers have gained new insight into the electronic processes that guide the transformation of liquids into a solid crystalline or glassy state. [caption id="attachment_13407" align="alignnone" width="650"] Electrons transition from a liquid state (top) to a…
Researchers bring optical communication onto silicon chips
Ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light can be stacked on top of silicon wafers. [caption id="attachment_13404" align="alignnone" width="639"] Researchers have designed a light-emitter and detector that can be integrated into silicon…
Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in…
Reefs near Texas endured punctuated bursts of sea-level rise before drowning [caption id="attachment_13400" align="alignnone" width="990"] A 3-D representation of Dream Bank, a long-dead reef offshore South Texas. The vertical scale of the image has been…
Evangelical and black Protestants and Mormons more likely…
[caption id="attachment_13395" align="alignnone" width="640"] Photo credit: ThinkStockPhotos[/caption] HOUSTON – When it comes to seeking answers to questions about science, evangelical and black Protestants and Mormons are more likely than the general population to turn to religion,…