People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory

People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have the same experience of an inner voice, and they find it more difficult to perform certain verbal memory tasks, new research … Read more

Indonesia floods kill 67 as rescuers race to find missing

Indonesia floods kill 67 as rescuers race to find missing

Map showing the local area around Mount Marapi on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where the death toll from weekend flash floods has risen, authorities said on May 14. Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after heavy rains caused flash floods and washed volcanic debris into residential areas over … Read more

New technique improves finishing time for 3D printed machine parts

People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory

North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows people who manufacture metal machine parts with 3D printing technologies to conduct automated quality control of manufactured parts during the finishing process. The technique allows users to identify potential flaws without having to remove the parts from the manufacturing equipment, making production time more … Read more

Scientists raise minimum magnetic field of a single measurement to sub-femtotesla level

Scientists raise minimum magnetic field of a single measurement to sub-femtotesla level

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research team has, for the first time, realized the quantum amplification of an extremely weak magnetic field by using dark spin, with the magnetic field magnification exceeding a factor of 5,000 and the single magnetic field measurement accuracy reaching 0.1fT level. The study is published in Proceedings of the National … Read more