by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry
When humans are trying to grasp a complicated concept or solve a problem, they might suddenly feel like they have gained a deeper understanding or think of something they had not thought of before. This type of ‘aha’ moments, broadly referred to as...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Traditionally, magnetic materials have been divided into two main categories: ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Over the past few years, however, physicists have uncovered the existence of altermagnets, a new type of magnetic material that exhibits features of both...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Energy & Green Tech, Hi Tech & Innovation, TECHXPLORE
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny semiconductor particles that are just a few nanometers in size, which are synthesized in a liquid solution (i.e., colloid). These single-crystal particles, created by breaking down bulk materials via chemical and physical...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried to better understand the neural underpinnings of handwriting and...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Engineering, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
The development of increasingly sophisticated sensors can facilitate the advancement of various technologies, including robots, security systems, virtual reality (VR) equipment and sophisticated prosthetics. Multimodal tactile sensors, which can pick up different...
