Nanoscience and nanotechnology offer extremely optimistic possibilities to be applied in various disciplines of science and technology. Nobel laureate Richard Feynman laid the foundation for nanotechnology with his famous lecture, “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” at the California […]

When a person wishes to perform a certain action, this desire is characterized as an intention. Actions are the physical tools used to realize intentions. From the perspective of an observer, others infer a person’s intentions from their behavior. For […]

One of the biggest mysteries concerning the origin of many recent volcanic ash deposits in NW Argentina has been solved. New data and interpretation about a major eruption — spreading more than 100 km3 of ashes over about 500.000 km2 […]

You know how it feels when you’re stressed, right? And you can certainly imagine that stress is not just a subjective experience but also depends heavily on bodily processes and hormones. However, it’s quite important to mention that stress affects […]

People tend to trust that their perception of the world accurately reflects reality. However, work in psychology and neuroscience has suggested that our minds often deceive us, and our brains put a creative spin on the sensory information received from […]

One question that unites all members of the human race is, “Where did we come from?” Historically, we as a species have addressed this question using origin stories and mythologies, but we can also turn to the fossil record for […]

The fundamental laws of thermodynamics The first law of thermodynamics is widely known, even outside scientific classrooms, because it introduces “heat” into the balance of energy conservation. In a simplified version, we can say that the sum of the heat […]

When manipulating an unfamiliar object, we use the sense of touch to feel our way around it. We feel even what our eyes cannot reach, like the back of the object in our hands, and this is sufficient for us […]

Crystallization is a rare case of a phenomenon which is familiar in everyday life and yet is the focus of intensive research at the forefront of physics, chemistry, and materials science. Common examples of crystallization are the formation of snowflakes […]

Overweight and obesity, to a greater degree, are conditions characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that impair health and bring about psychosocial and economic difficulties. They are considered risk factors for a number of diseases, such as cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, […]