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Condensed Matter Mar 6, 2024

Weird electron behavior gets even weirder: Charge fractionalization observed spectroscopically

A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed the fractionalization of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the phenomenon is not only of ...

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 4, 2024

One of the best fossil eyes on the planet

About 11 to 16 million years ago, in the middle of the Miocene period, more than 100 caddisflies met their end in a lake.

Biotechnology Mar 4, 2024

Scientists unveil a DIY structured-illumination microscope

For hundreds of years, the optical microscope was the only tool available to scientists wanting to study the movement of cells, bacteria and yeast. But the diffraction of light made it impossible to observe objects at resolutions ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 29, 2024

Ultra-compact head-mounted fluorescence microscopes for neuroscience studies

Research groups led by Prof. Bi Guoqiang, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and Prof. Zhou Pengcheng from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of Chinese Academy of Chinese proposed a design for ...

Plasma Physics Feb 28, 2024

Researchers achieve real-time microscopic imaging during plasma treatment

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) successfully conducted in-situ studies with a plasma generated inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM). This marks the first time live SEM ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 26, 2024

Reimagining electron microscopy: Bringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown for the first time that expensive aberration-corrected microscopes are no longer required to achieve record-breaking microscopic resolution.

Bio & Medicine Feb 26, 2024

'Artificial tongue' detects and inactivates common mouth bacteria

From the fuzzy feeling on your teeth to the unfortunate condition of halitosis, bacteria shape mouth health. When dental illnesses take hold, diagnosis and treatment are necessary, but identifying the microorganisms behind ...

Condensed Matter Feb 15, 2024

Altermagnetism experimentally demonstrated

Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials. Back in 2019, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) postulated a third class of magnetism, ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 14, 2024

New understanding of avian eggshell attachment has implications for medical, egg industries

Athletes often suffer injuries to ligaments in their knees, particularly to the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL. While surgery to replace these torn ligaments is becoming increasingly common around the world it often needs ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 12, 2024

Measuring exciton 'holes': Insights into charge transfer at atomically thin interfaces between semiconductors

Semiconductors are ubiquitous in modern technology, working to either enable or prevent the flow of electricity. In order to understand the potential of two-dimensional semiconductors for future computer and photovoltaic ...

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