Photon-controlled diode: an optoelectronic device with a new signal processing behavior
A photodetector is a kind of optoelectronic device that can detect optical signals and convert them into electrical signals, which ...
Tag: Behavior
Birds warned of food shortages by neighbor birds change physiology and behavior to prepare
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology ...
Destruction and recovery of kelp forests driven by changes in sea urchin behavior
A dramatic outbreak of kelp-eating sea urchins along the Central Coast of California in 2014, leading to a significant reduction ...
University of Illinois researchers derive new theory on behavior of new class of materials
Researchers led by CEE Professor Oscar Lopez-Pamies have derived the governing equations that describe and explain the macroscopic mechanical behavior of elastomers ...
Opioid analgesic fentanyl may cause autism-like behavior in young mice
BOSTON – Fentanyl, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, is one of the most commonly used analgesics in the hospital and may ...
Children in remote school faced more sleep, behavior and social challenges
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Millions of children spent months, even more than a year, attending school virtually from kitchen tables, ...
Endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure in womb impact fear, anxiety behavior in rats
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in everyday products may interfere with the developing offspring’s brain, according to a rat ...
UCI research finds parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation
Irvine, Calif., June 2, 2022 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine are conducting pioneering research into the concept that ...
Neuroscientists demonstrate flexibility of innate behavior
Some behaviours that are crucial to survival appear to be hard-wired, meaning that they occur without previous experience. For example, ...
Modelling the behavior and dynamics of microswimmers
Microswimmers are biological entities that range from sperm to phytoplankton to bacteria, meaning that their study can have implications for ...
While the fetal clock develops, mom’s behavior tells the time
During fetal development, before the biological clock starts ticking on its own, genes within the fetus’s developing clock respond to ...
Human behavior is key to building a better long-term COVID forecast
From extreme weather to another wave of COVID-19, forecasts give decision-makers valuable time to prepare. When it comes to COVID, ...
Ultrafast ‘camera’ captures hidden behavior of potential ‘neuromorphic’ material
UPTON, NY—Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That’s the ...
T cell behavior determines which tumors respond to treatment
Immunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn’t work, and new ...
Clasper appendages discovered in mid-Cambrian trilobite show horseshoe crab-like mating behavior
Fossils can tell scientists a lot about an animal such as their morphology, their environment, and where to place them ...
A ‘factory reset’ for the brain cures anxiety, drinking behavior
Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who were exposed to binge ...
New UCI study reveals brain circuit responsible for cocaine withdrawal-induced anxiety and relapse-related behavior
Irvine, CA – May 3, 2022 – New research from the University of California, Irvine, finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety ...
Automated synthesis allows for discovery of unexpected charge transport behavior in organic molecules
A cross-disciplinary UIUC team has demonstrated a major breakthrough in using automated synthesis to discover new molecules for organic electronics ...
Story tips: Fueling up on savings, COVID’s behavior effect, cosmic collisions, seismic and sound, and space-to-ground comms
Transportation — Fueling up on savings Credit: Nathan Armistead/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation — Fueling up on savings Oak ...
BU doc receives NIH funding to study addiction-related behavior
(Boston)—Camron D. Bryant, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been awarded ...
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Scientists discover cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Killing resistant prostate cancer with iron
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Messenger RNA technology shows promise for developing infectious disease therapeutics
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‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome
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How bilingual brains work: Cross-language interplay and an integrated lexicon