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"Virtual worlds are going to be one of the first killer apps for blockchains and perhaps the deepest users of them." - Fred Ehrsam, Co-Founder, Coinbase Christian Lemmerz, a German-Danish sculptor who normally carves his...

Researchers at MIPT have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thicknesses ranging from 20 to 200 billionths of a meter in the optical part of the electromagnetic spe...

Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes.

For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries.

Scientists have for the first time shown that a novel compound effectively suppresses production of the virus in chronically infected cells.

From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in the right form, this naturally occurring chemical element may be a potent force against...

The gravity from seven of its moons stops Saturn's bright outer ring from spreading out and dispersing into space, according to Cassini spacecraft measurements

Racial segregation has eased in the US over the past two decades. Could hooking up online be responsible?

From medical technology to cat entertainment, lasers are one of the most revolutionary inventions of the last 75 years. Now, one of the key components of lasers may be in for a revolution. In new research published in th...

The concept of 'collective intelligence' is simple -- it asserts that if a team performs well on one task, it will repeat that success on other projects, regardless of the scope or focus of the work. While it sounds good...

Engineers have developed a flexible sensor 'skin' that can be stretched over any part of a robot's body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration, which are critical to tasks ranging...

Researchers have identified an enzyme that supports the survival and dissemination of metastatic cells, and developed a synthetic compound that targets the enzyme and kills the metastatic cells in mice with cancer.

A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the 'Wild West' nature of the burgeoning field of metagenomics.

Traffic noise has many frequencies, making it hard to suppress. A new barrier with movable folds can change its acoustic properties in response to traffic patterns

The large carnivorous dinosaur reigned during the late Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago.

An estimated 5.5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Although treatments can slow the worsening of symptoms, scientists are still w...

OCD has been linked to genes active in a brain circuit involved in learning and decisions. The finding may help explain why the condition can run in families

Getting blood from a woman who has ever been pregnant could be risky for men, a new study from the Netherlands suggests.

An international team of astronomers detected the first gravitational waves from merging neutron stars, and found proof they are the source of the universe's heavy elements, including gold and platinum.

A French and Japanese research group has developed a new way of visualizing the atomic world by turning data scanned by an atomic force microscope into clear color images. The newly developed method, which enables observ...

Thousands of years ago, fallout from volcanic activity may have sounded a death knell for an Egyptian dynasty.

Researchers have developed a highly accurate single cell sorting technology using focused sound waves. This new technology enables rapid and accurate isolation of single cells from complex biological samples, which will ...