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Eco-friendly cooling device with record-breaking efficiency

Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an eco-friendly refrigeration device with record-breaking...

Separating the physical and psychosocial causes of pain

Severe pain often has physical causes. But emotional, psychological and social factors can influence how we perceive and react to pain. "Pain is usually...

Quality control: Neatly arranging crystal growth to make fine thin films

Table salt and refined sugar look white to our eyes, but that is only because their individual colorless crystals scatter visible light. This feature...

A deep dive for environmental data on coastal oceans

Excess carbon dioxide emitted by human activities -- such as fossil fuel burning, land-use changes and deforestation -- is absorbed by the world's oceans....

The role of an energy-producing enzyme in treating Parkinson’s disease

An enzyme called PGK1 has an unexpectedly critical role in the production of chemical energy in brain cells, according to a preclinical study led...

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