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A new study finds that 21-month-old infants can distinguish between respect-based power asserted by a leader and fear-based power wielded by a bully. Continue reading “Infants can distinguish between leaders and bullies, study finds”
The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery in plants. Continue reading “Scientists pioneer a new way to turn sunlight into fuel”
The interaction of light with matter is the basis of spectroscopy, a set of techniques lying at the heart of physics and chemistry. From infrared light to X-rays, a broad sweep of wavelengths is used to stimulate vibrations, electron transitions, and other processes, thus probing the world of atoms and molecules. Continue reading “Terahertz spectroscopy enters the single-molecule regime”
The effect has been predicted theoretically decades ago — but it is very hard to provide experimental evidence for it: “Superradiance” is the phenomenon of one atom giving off energy in the form of light and causing a large number of other atoms in its immediate vicinity to emit energy as well at the same time. This creates a short, intense flash of light. Continue reading “Superradiance: Quantum effect detected in tiny diamonds”
Here we present a review of the corresponding book by C. Fred Alford. Continue reading “The Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy”
Music releases a chemical in the brain that has a key role in setting good moods, a study has suggested. Continue reading “Music ‘releases mood-enhancing chemical in the brain’”
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