Pinpointing Parkinson’s Possible Origin In An Unexpected Place
For years, the appendix has been thought of as mostly useless, an insignificant piece of tissue tacked on to the end of the large intestine…
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Yearly Archive: 2019
Cigarillo Smoking In Canada
Cigarillos, also known as “little cigars,” are the smallest type of cigars and can have added flavors to appease a wide range of consumers. Cigarillos…
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Bending (But Not Breaking) The Second Law Of Thermodynamics Using A “Thermal Inductor”
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…
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How Sulfur Makes Its Way Into The Soil Of Forested Ecosystems
The term “acid rain” may sound like an old legend to most people. This environmental issue, which once seriously threatened the health of northeastern North-American…
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New Insights Into The Aqueous Chemistry Of Tetravalent Cerium
The prediction of cerium aqueous speciation is relevant in many research fields. Indeed, cerium compounds are used for many industrial applications (e.g. in flat-screen TVs,…
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Developing Soft Robotics To Assist Users With Hand-Object Interactions
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….
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How Do Crystals Form?
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…
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Dark Matter Meets Einstein’s Equivalence Principle: A Tale Of Two Particles
Dark matter is one of the most puzzling challenges of present-day physics. It is a mysterious entity that presents itself only through the gravitational interaction…
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Novel Immunotherapy For Brucellosis And Biomarker-Based Assessment Of Antimicrobials Could Save Animal Lives And Prevent Economic Losses
Brucellosis caused by Brucella organisms takes a heavy toll on the farm economy due to abortions and reproductive failure in farm animals like cattle, buffaloes,…
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Predictions Rule Perception: How Our Expectations Shape What We Perceive
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…
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A Novel Shuttle-Like FeP@C Hybrid Electrode Material For High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
With the increasing attention to environmental problems and the strong demand for clean and sustainable energy, it is becoming an important goal worldwide to manufacture…
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