Daily briefing: Meet the scientists who edit Wikipedia
Briefly

Recent studies reveal important breakthroughs in various fields. Physicists have produced nickel oxide crystals that exhibit superconductivity at 45 kelvin. This advancement hints at the potential for superconductor applications in everyday technologies. Meanwhile, research on mice uncovers how chronic stress alters decision-making via specific brain pathways. In canine behavior, observations show that dogs are likely to mimic the blinking of other dogs, indicating a unique form of communication in their social interactions. Together, these findings deepen our understanding of physics, neuroscience, and animal behavior.
Physicists have observed the key hallmarks of superconductivity in a thin film of crystals of nickel oxide, which were grown in the laboratory at 45 kelvin.
Scientists have identified two neural pathways in mice that impact decision-making under stress, revealing how chronic stress can affect behaviors.
Dogs blink more often in response to watching other dogs blink, suggesting this behavior may facilitate communication among them.
The development of superconductors that operate at higher temperatures and normal pressure could revolutionize technologies like magnetic resonance imaging.
Read at Nature
[
|
]