Posts - Page 19 of 25 - It Ain't Magic

Leaky plants bad for drought resistance

by adam phillips | Dec 25, 2017 | Research in Depth

The KAI2 receptor for compounds found in smoke helps plants retain water and survive during drought.

Helping the body clock keep its cool

by riken research highlights | Dec 22, 2017 | Research Highlight

Two parallel temperature-responsive mechanisms ensure that circadian rhythms are not skewed by changes in temperature

The stars align

by amanda alvarez | Dec 21, 2017 | Drop of science

The stars align. That’s what you say, when things work out perfectly. In the case of an eclipse, of course, it’s not stars that align but rather the moon and sun.

What’s that smell? The advantage of sniffing

by adam phillips | Dec 7, 2017 | Hot Off the Press

Rhythmic sniffing boosts phase-coded neuronal signals in the mouse olfactory bulb that allow odors to be identified.

Quantum dots light up cancer with a little help

by riken research highlights | Nov 27, 2017 | Research Highlight

Researchers have found a small connecting protein that can help make quantum dot-based probes for biomedical imaging.

Most precise measurement ever of proton magnetic moment

by jens wilkinson | Nov 24, 2017 | Hot Off the Press

Using a sophisticated setup, scientists have made the most precise measurement to date of the proton magnetic moment.

Proton and antiproton still seem identical

by jens wilkinson | Nov 9, 2017 | Hot Off the Press

Using a novel two-particle measurement method, scientists have measured the magnetic moment of the antiproton at a precision 350 times higher than any previous measurement.