Science news articles about 'unexpected behavior'

Diagnostic activities performed by Spirit on Thursday, Jan. 29 narrowed the range of factors that may have contributed to its unexpected behavior earlier in the week.

NASA's Mars rover Spirit is displaying odd behavior that puzzled engineers.

... by atomic physics so far, and this is due to the spin of the electron. The study reveals that the behavior of quantum dots (sort of artificial atoms created with semiconductor materials) is different ...

... large amounts of the artificial sweeteners aspartame, neotame, and sucralose. Seeking to explain this unexpected behavior, the researchers compared Tas1r2 genes from various species that can and ...

... iron, cobalt and nickel exhibit behavior consistent with the Kondo effect. The unexpected behavior appears to arise due to the tendency of the electrons on the last atom of material to align their ...

... , according to background information in the article. "However, recent reports highlighting unexpected behavioral effects of stimulation suggest that deep brain stimulation, while improving motor ...