Science & Technology

This Strange Light Particle Behaviour Challenges Our Understanding of Quantum Theory 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 7, 2017
It’s even spookier than we predicted.

By David Aragorn
Researchers Think Portals May Link Our Visible World With The “Dark Sector”0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 5, 2017
Long ago, physicists identified and categorized the components of the visible universe. Up until recently, 16 particles formed everything in the known universe. But now, thanks to the efforts of physicists at CERN working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), we have added another particle, the Higgs boson, to the Standard Model of physics.

By David Aragorn
Let there be light: Germans switch on ‘largest artificial sun’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 5, 2017
Scientists hope experiment, which can generate temperatures of around 3,500C, will help to develop carbon-neutral fuel

By David Aragorn
And the Verdict Is …? Brain Scans Could Reveal Criminal Intentions 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 5, 2017
What if lawyers could prove that a person knowingly committed a crime by looking at scans of his or her brain? It sounds like something from a science fiction story, but a new study suggests that we may be one step closer to this reality.

By David Aragorn
Spinach Leaf Transformed Into Beating Human Heart Tissue 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 5, 2017
Using the plant like scaffolding, scientists built a mini version of a working heart, which may one day aid in tissue regeneration.

By David Aragorn
Scientists predict reading ability from DNA alone 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 4, 2017
Researchers from King’s College London have used a genetic scoring technique to predict reading performance throughout school years from DNA alone.

By David Aragorn
‘Super potato’ grown in Mars-like conditions may benefit Earth’s arid areas 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 4, 2017
Scientists in Peru conducted experiments reminiscent of the 2015 Matt Damon film the Martian, creating similar conditions on Earth

By David Aragorn
Nineteen Miles Up, Experiment Reveals Earth Microbes’ Likely Fate on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 1, 2017
Understanding the limits on what microbial life can endure is important for preventing contamination of the Red Planet with terrestrial microbes when our human and robotic explorers arrive.

By David Aragorn
Secret of nanomaterial that makes harvesting sunlight easier 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 31, 2017
Using sunlight to drive chemical reactions, such as artificial photosynthesis, could soon become much more efficient thanks to nanomaterials.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Find Non-Gluten Cause of Wheat Sensitivity 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 31, 2017
Researchers presenting at the 2016 United European Gastroenterology conference have identified a group of non-gluten proteins that can trigger symptoms of asthma, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and more.

By David Aragorn