News articles tagged with 'interaction'
Physicists take new look at the atom
— 26 Jan 2011 19:13 | PhysicsMeasuring the attractive forces between atoms and surfaces with unprecedented precision, University of Arizona physicists have produced data that could refine our understanding of the…
Despite damage, membrane protein structure can be seen using new X-ray technology
— 20 Dec 2010 14:44 | BiologyAustralian researchers have identified a way to measure the structure of membrane proteins despite being damaged when using X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFELs), a discovery that will…
Study finds prayer can help handle harmful emotions
— 14 Dec 2010 19:12 | HealthThose who choose to pray find personalised comfort during hard times, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist…
Scientists map changes in genetic networks caused by DNA damage
— 3 Dec 2010 18:32 | HealthUsing a new technology called 'differential epistasis maps,' an international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has…
Friends with cognitive benefits
— 29 Oct 2010 12:54 | HealthTalking with other people in a friendly way can make it easier to solve common problems, a new University of Michigan study shows. But conversations that are competitive in tone, rather…
Modelling shows that factors beyond crowding affect how molecules interact within cells
— 13 Oct 2010 14:47 | BiologyUsing large-scale computer simulations, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the most important factors affecting how molecules move through the crowded…
Vultures use face flushing technique for instant status updates
— 7 Oct 2010 15:03 | BiologyTech savvy humans who use social media sites to instantly update their 'statuses,' may be behaving like vultures who use 'face flushing' as a visible way of instantly updating their…
'The friend of my enemy is my enemy'
— 20 Jul 2010 12:20 | HealthA new study analysing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80 year old psychological theory called…
Physicists reveal how to cope with frustration
— 3 Jun 2010 15:25 | PhysicsFor most people, frustration is a condition to be avoided. But for scientists studying certain 'frustrated' ensembles of interacting components - that is, those which cannot settle…
Game theoretic machine learning methods can help explain long periods of conflict
— 13 May 2010 11:38 | BiologyResearchers at the Santa Fe Institute have developed new machine learning methods to study conflict. Their work appears in PLOS Computational Biology on May 13…