experiments
Brain’s On-Off Thirst Switch Identified
Neurons that trigger our sense of thirst—and neurons that turn it off—have been identified by Columbia University Medical Center neuroscientists. The paper was…
'Iron Sun' Is Not a Rock Band, but a Key to How Stars Transmit Energy
Because that role is much greater than formerly surmised, the new, experimentally derived amount of iron’s opacity — essentially, its capacity for hindering…
Powerful New Technique Simultaneously Determines Nanomaterials' Chemical Makeup, Topography
The technique combines synchrotron X-rays (SX) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In experiments, the researchers used SX as a probe and a nanofabricated…
Polyethylene mulch, glazing create optimal conditions for soil solarization
Soil solarization, a process that uses solar radiation to rid the soil of pests, is most common in regions with high solar radiation and high temperatures…
Physicists Narrow Search for Solution to Proton Spin Puzzle
Results from experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle collider located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National…