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Radio waves are used for many measurements and applications, for example, in communication with mobile phones, MRI scans, scientific experiments and cosmic observations. But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instr...

Making your own stuff with a 3D printer is vastly cheaper than what you'd pay for manufactured goods, even factoring in the cost of buying the plastic filament.

(Phys.org) --When swimming around, bacteria aren't good with the "pool rules." In small quantities, they'll follow the lanes, but put enough together and they'll begin to create their own flow.

Working toward new therapies to target cancer and Alzheimer's, University of Houston (UH) physicist Margaret Cheung strives to understand the physics that govern how ordinary matter becomes life-like. Cheung was recently...

Would you swish oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes to reap some health benefits? According to its proponents, the ancient tradition known as oil pulling can give you whiter teeth, healthier gums and better breath, a...

You've probably had at least one deep emotional reaction to music, whether it's getting moved to tears by a mournful ballad issuing from a barroom jukebox, or whether you felt a chill run up your spine at the climax of a...

The complication is highly rare, but taking care of wrinkles on the forehead can cause permanent damage to the eye, a new report shows.

As the human population continues to inch closer to 8 billion people, feeding all those hungry mouths will become increasingly difficult. A growing number of experts believe that we'll soon have no choice but to start ea...

(Phys.org) --Flawed but colorful diamonds are among the most sensitive detectors of magnetic fields known today, allowing physicists to explore the minuscule magnetic fields in metals, exotic materials and even human tis...

Light can trigger coordinated, wavelike motions of atoms in atom-thin layers of crystal, scientists have shown. The waves, called phonon polaritons, are far shorter than light waves and can be "tuned" to particular frequ...

Defending itself like a knight in a fight, Earth can funnel material from its immediate surroundings to act as a buffer against incoming geomagnetic storms     

A new study found that women in industrialized nations lag behind men in most aspects of job quality; women tend to be more stressed, they don't see as many opportunities for advancement and they report a lack flexibilit...

Exactly how the brain organizes memories in relation to each other has long puzzled scientists. In a new study, researchers set out to identify the nature of brain activity that puts a time stamp on memories.

A toy ball that bounces on water but not on land gets the ability from its elasticity, a physicist has found. The Navy is funding the research for potential military applications.

The link between the most mysterious stuff in the universe and fatal comet strikes on Earth is tenuous – but it would elegantly connect two open questions     

A Mardi Gras physics problem from Science Buddies --

Ultra-early treatment has cleared a second baby of HIV and a monkey study has shown that delaying treatment by just three days can make a huge difference     

A toy ball bounces on water because of its soft, elastic properties. The findings might have military implications.

All the latest on newscientist.com: the science of success, cyborg drummer with a bionic arm, first carbon-capture power plant, huge pyramid at risk and more     

A computer that recognises body language using a Microsoft Kinect camera could help children with autism understand and express emotions     

New 3D images from beneath a volcano in the Galapagos Islands show how these volcanoes differ from those in Hawaii.

A new intravaginal ring could protect against HIV, herpes and pregnancy, which could address women's needs in developing countries for both family planning and sexually transmitted disease protection.