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Archaeology 48 minutes ago

Emotional ties to cultural heritage show strongest link to digital museum engagement

Museums are increasingly using digital technologies to create more interactive and accessible experiences for visitors. Technologies such as three-dimensional (3D) digital models, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality ...

Economics & Business 1 hour ago

Five ways to enjoy fashion as a hobby without indulging in overconsumption

Fashion lovers are generally associated with bursting wardrobes and chasing the latest trends. But that reputation is beginning to shift.

Cell & Microbiology 3 hours ago

Superbug P. aeruginosa uses two protein plugs to seal channels against antibiotics

A joint research team has identified a new mechanism underlying antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major multidrug-resistant "superbug." The discovery provides important clues for the development of new treatments ...

General Physics 3 hours ago

Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role

Francis Halzen, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, spoke with pride on Wednesday about his early promotion of artificial intelligence in his research on neutrinos.

Environment 4 hours ago

Offshore wind turbine foundations may cool ocean surface by mixing seawater

New research within the PELAgIO ECOWind project has revealed how offshore wind farms can influence ocean temperatures and mixing, and why their effects depend on local conditions.

Astronomy 5 hours ago

Undergraduate student may have solved puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing stars

An undergraduate astrophysics student at UC Berkeley has found three unusual galaxies—cataloged as Shapiro Dwarf Galaxies I, II and III. Each galaxy is far from other galaxies and has stopped making stars, a combination that ...

Optics & Photonics 5 hours ago

Ultrashort laser pulses let new microscope map electron interactions across thin materials

A new type of advanced microscope (wide-field coherent multidimensional microscopy) has been developed. It uses a carefully designed sequence of ultrashort light pulses to study the behavior of high-tech materials, with potential ...

Condensed Matter 5 hours ago

Acoustic experiments confirm topology can persist at gapless critical points

Two studies on critical topology have recently been published in the journal Nature. These studies were led by the teams of Prof. Baile Zhang at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Prof. Jianhua Jiang at the ...

Paleontology & Fossils 6 hours ago

Flexible tails could boost ancient sea predators' ambush speeds, fossil-based models suggest

Some of the giant marine reptiles that ruled the seas during the age of dinosaurs were better built for surprise attacks, while their relatives were better suited to chasing prey through open water, according to a Rutgers-led ...

General Physics 8 hours ago

First observation of quantum spins shifting a centimeter-scale object in the lab

Modern technological breakthroughs like lasers, MRI scanners, semiconductors and quantum computers rest on the study of quantum mechanics. However, the field has predominantly focused on (sub)atomic phenomena far removed ...

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