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.…
Can a quantum strategy help bring down the…
Study finds quantum entanglement could, in principle, give a slight advantage in the game of blackjack. Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In some versions of the game blackjack, one way to win against…
Plasma therapy cures critically ill COVID-19 patient in…
Kathmandu (Xinhua) -- A 60-year-old patient of COVID-19 has recovered from the critical stage of the disease after being treated with the plasma therapy, the first time in the Himalayan country, a doctor involved in…
Study sheds light on the evolution of the…
Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family tree Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The classic dinosaur family tree has two subdivisions of early dinosaurs at…
Lockdown saw modest drop in China air pollution…
Large improvements of air quality in China during the COVID-19 lockdown have been widely reported, but new research reveals that the two pollutants most harmful to human health, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, were…