Single fission experiment maps excess gamma rays from more than a dozen unstable nuclei

In a single experiment, physicists have measured the "excess" emission of high-energy gamma rays from more than a dozen heavy, unstable atomic nuclei. Mapping the gamma-ray emissions of so many ...

Sound waves guide cultured cells to form vessel-like networks within one week

With the aid of physical forces—in this case, sound—it is possible to actively steer the formation of engineered tissue. For ...
Scientific American

Did scientists just create synthetic life?

The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing ...
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Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump. Some science explains why scratching can make things worse, even ...