Excitons, bound states between an electron (i.e., a negatively charged particle) and a hole (i.e., the absence of an electron ...

Kanazawa University, report in ACS Nano, how proteins in cells can be controllably activated through heating, an effect that ...

The transverse Thomson effect is observed for the first time: current, heat, and magnetic fields generate controlled cooling ...

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New measurements on Bose-Einstein condensate could help us better understand how objects transition from being quantum and ...

Getting the most out of A/B and other controlled tests by Ron Kohavi and Stefan Thomke In 2012 a Microsoft employee working on Bing had an idea about changing the way the search engine displayed ad ...

It turns out that the familiar ground-shaking is only a small portion (10%) of the total energy released. While a tiny fraction of the quake’s energy (less than 1%) fractures rocks, up to 80% of it is ...

Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has struggled to govern its multiethnic society effectively. Following a coup in 1962, Myanmar’s military junta ...