by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Phase transitions, shifts between different states of matter, are widely explored physical phenomena. So far, these transitions have primarily been studied in three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) systems, yet theories suggest that they could also occur in...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder associated with persistent, intrusive thoughts (i.e., obsessions), accompanied by repetitive behaviors (i.e., compulsions) aimed at reducing the anxiety arising from obsessions. Past studies have showed...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Biology, Molecular & Computational biology, PHYS.ORG
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular “blueprint” carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, development, reproduction and predispositions of individual humans, can undergo different types of mechanical stress inside cells. For...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Soft Matter
The so-called glass transition is the process by which some liquid-like materials become solid-like, without forming a crystalline structure. In contrast to conventional solid materials, which exhibit an orderly atom arrangement, glass is characterized by a disordered...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Engineering, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Recent advances in the fields of human-infrastructure interaction, electronic engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new possibilities for the development of assistive and medical technologies. These include devices that can assist...
