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Interaction is a kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. The idea of a two-way effect is essential in the concept of interaction, as opposed to a one-way causal effect. A closely related term is interconnectivity, which deals with the interactions of interactions within systems: combinations of many simple interactions can lead to surprising emergent phenomena. Interaction has different tailored meanings in various sciences. All systems are related and interdependent. Every action has a consequence.

Casual examples of interaction outside of science include:

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Galactic nuclei offer some indication of axionlike particles

Physics / General Physics

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Axionlike particles are interesting because they come up regularly when scientists study string theory. By looking at their properties, you hope to learn about string theory, or some other unified theory ...


Possible Fifth Force Would Make Direct Detection of Dark Matter Unlikely

Possible Fifth Force Would Make Direct Detection of Dark Matter Unlikely

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (40) | comments 52

(PhysOrg.com) -- No one knows exactly what a “fifth force” might be, but studies have shown that, if a long-range fifth force does exist, it could have surprising effects on the universe’s structure formation. ...


Scientists use Brownian Motion to Explore How Birds Flock Together

Scientists use Brownian Motion to Explore How Birds Flock Together

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (27) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- How do thousands of fish swim together in giant schools, seemingly moving as a single body? Flocks of birds, herds of beasts, and a variety of other animals in nature seem to share this same ...


Did 'Dark Gulping' Generate Black Holes in Early Universe?

Did 'Dark Gulping' Generate Black Holes in Early Universe?

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- A process called ‘dark gulping’ may solve the mystery of the how supermassive black holes were able to form when the Universe was less than a billion years old.


Life Sticks: Bioengineer Publishes Sticky Insights in journal Science

Life Sticks: Bioengineer Publishes Sticky Insights in journal Science

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sticky is good. A University of California, San Diego bioengineer is the first author on an article in the journal Science that provides insights on the “stickiness of life.” The big idea i ...


Game theory study: Cooperative behavior meshes with evolutionary theory

Game theory study: Cooperative behavior meshes with evolutionary theory

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the perplexing questions raised by evolutionary theory is how cooperative behavior, which benefits other members of a species at a cost to the individual, came to exist.


Precision measurement of W boson mass portends stricter limits for Higgs particle

Precision measurement of W boson mass portends stricter limits for Higgs particle

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists of the DZero collaboration at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have achieved the world's most precise measurement of the mass of the W boson by a ...


'Holy powder' ingredient makes membranes behave for better health

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1

Revered in India as "holy powder," the marigold-colored spice known as turmeric has been used for centuries to treat wounds, infections and other health problems. In recent years, research into the healing powers of turmeric's ...


Nanoscopic static electricity generates chiral patterns

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In the tiny world of amino acids and proteins and in the helical shape of DNA, a biological phenomenon abounds.


Collecting Yeast Samples

Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits

Biology /

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In recent years, genetic studies have uncovered hundreds of DNA variations linked to common diseases, such as cancer or diabetes, raising the prospect that scientists can gauge disease risk based on information ...


New technique is quantum leap forward in understanding proteins

Chemistry /

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

In this ongoing quest, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) have borrowed from physics to deliver one of those research rarities -- an ...


Gravestones Talking through Time

Gravestones Talking through Time

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A visit to your local graveyard can provide not only a history lesson, but a science lesson as well. Historians know that gravestones can reflect the lives of people whose memories are lost ...


First Pump-Probe Experiment at LCLS Completed

First Pump-Probe Experiment at Linac Coherent Light Source Completed

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first experiment using the Linac Coherent Light Source to illuminate molecules via a "pump-probe" technique has been completed by an international team of more than 30 scientists from ...


Science at the petascale: Roadrunner supercomputer results unveiled

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The world's fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial "shakedown" phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety of unclassified, fundamental ...


New Twist on Favorite X-ray Technique Promises Ultrafast Molecular Studies

New Twist on Favorite X-ray Technique Promises Ultrafast Molecular Studies

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of physicists from the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, including graduate student David Bernstein, have made a promising discovery that a well-known synchrotron technique ...