UChicago professor argues for lowering key statistical benchmark
A single change to a century-old statistical standard would dramatically improve the quality of research in many scientific fields, shrinking the number of so-called false positives, according to a commentary published Sept. 1 in Nature Human Behaviour. (more…)
Experiments with levitated nanoparticles reveal role of friction at the nanoscale
Transitions occurring in nanoscale systems, such as a chemical reaction or the folding of a protein, are strongly affected by friction and thermal noise. Almost 80 years ago, the Dutch physicist Hendrik Kramers predicted that such transitions occur most frequently at intermediate friction, an effect known as Kramers turnover. (more…)
Hochwasser und Überflutungen zu simulieren und weiterführend unterschiedliche Maßnahmen zur Umleitung des Wassers oder zur Sicherung von Bereichen darzustellen, ist Forschungsgegenstand von Daniel Winkler vom Institut für Infrastruktur am Arbeitsbereich Umwelttechnik, der für seine Arbeiten bereits mehrfach ausgezeichnet wurde. (more…)
Music is identified as a key influence on great poets and novelists of the past century in a landmark book by Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL Institute of Education). The book, “How Writing Works” is being discussed at the British Educational Research Association’s (BERA) conference. (more…)
Scientist’s journey includes moving research toward potential clinical advances
A significant turning point in the life of Haifan Lin, Ph.D., Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology; professor of genetics and of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences; and founding director of Yale’s Stem Cell Center, may have come when he was just 15. Already a high achiever, as he has been ever since, he completed high school three years younger than his classmates. (more…)
Washington, DC— According to one longstanding theory, our Solar System’s formation was triggered by a shock wave from an exploding supernova. The shock wave injected material from the exploding star into a neighboring cloud of dust and gas, causing it to collapse in on itself and form the Sun and its surrounding planets. (more…)
Mars sky is the opposite of EarthBlue sunrise and sunsetRed during the day https://t.co/RjmSZ98bCz — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 28. November 2017
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that advanced wood-burning stoves designed for use in the developing world can reduce air pollution more than anticipated, because gaseous emissions from traditional wood stoves form more particulate matter in the atmosphere than researchers previously thought. (more…)
