People seem to assume that expensive branded drugs will be less likely to cause them harm than their generic counterparts, which manifests via the “nocebo effect” People seem to assume that expensive branded drugs will be less likely to cause them harm than their generic counterparts, which manifests via the “nocebo effect”  New Scientist – News

Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers and industries alike. A Virginia Tech team may have uncovered a promising candidate by happenstance: transition metal spinel oxides formed on nickel-chromium-based superalloys. Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers and industries alike. A Virginia Tech team may have uncovered a promising candidate…

In a new Nature Communications study, scientists have demonstrated the quantum version of the strong Mpemba effect (sME) in a single trapped ion system. In a new Nature Communications study, scientists have demonstrated the quantum version of the strong Mpemba effect (sME) in a single trapped ion system. Quantum Physics Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

A pair of marine biologists at Harvard University has found that one of the main purposes of the cownose ray’s tail is to serve as a fine-tuned antenna. In their study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Júlia Chaumel and George Lauder dissected multiple cownose ray specimens to learn more…

The chameleon, a lizard known for its color-changing skin, is the inspiration behind a new electromagnetic material that could someday make vehicles and aircraft “invisible” to radar. The chameleon, a lizard known for its color-changing skin, is the inspiration behind a new electromagnetic material that could someday make vehicles and aircraft “invisible” to radar. Condensed Matter Optics…

Planets are formed when dust and rock in a disk around a young star collide and combine to form ever larger bodies. This so-called accretion is not yet fully understood. Astrophysicists at the University of Duisburg-Essen were able to make significant observations of collision speed and electrical charge of the particles through experiments on a…

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org…

A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that while the baboons noticed and responded to a laser mark shining on their arms, legs and hands, they did not react when they saw, via their mirror reflection, the laser on their faces and ears. A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society…