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.…
A mechanical way to stimulate neurons
Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses. David L. Chandler, MIT News Office In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of…
Weaving Indigenous knowledge with scientific research: a balanced…
Insights from bicultural research can enhance practical applications from a palaeotsunami database to land-use decisions, according to a new review in Earth Surface Dynamics The Hooker River in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Aotearoa New…
In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s…
Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run roughshod over the world, another entirely different corona about 100 million light…
Campfires’ on the Sun
The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star. Solar Orbiter’s first view of the…