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Biochemistry Jun 3, 2025

Terahertz calorimetry captures thermodynamics of protein and water interactions at picosecond resolution

Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a new method that allows them to visualize the contribution of the interaction between water and proteins for the first time with extreme temporal resolution. ...

Plasma Physics Jun 2, 2025

Information entropy untangles vortices and flows in turbulent plasmas

Turbulence in nature refers to the complex, time-dependent, and spatially varying fluctuations that develop in fluids such as water, air, and plasma. It is a universal phenomenon that appears across a vast range of scales ...

General Physics May 30, 2025

New research determines the thermodynamic properties of the quark gluon plasma

Very soon after the Big Bang, the universe enjoyed a brief phase where quarks and gluons roamed freely, not yet joined up into hadrons such as protons, neutrons and mesons. This state, called a quark-gluon plasma, existed ...

Nanomaterials May 29, 2025

High-entropy nanoribbons offer cost-effective solution for harsh environments

An SMU-led research team has developed a more cost-effective, energy-efficient material called high-entropy oxide (HEO) nanoribbons that can resist heat, corrosion and other harsh conditions better than current materials.

Condensed Matter May 27, 2025

The generalization of statistical mechanics makes it possible to regularize the theory of critical phenomena

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a bridge between macroscopic physics, ...

Astronomy May 23, 2025

Detecting the primordial black holes that could be today's dark matter

Besides particles like sterile neutrinos, axions and weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for the cold dark matter of the universe are primordial black holes—black holes created from extremely ...

Analytical Chemistry May 21, 2025

Graph neural network-guided discovery of Cu-HEA CO₂ reduction catalysts

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) offer tunable compositions and surface structures, presenting significant potential for creating novel active sites to enhance CO2 reduction (CO2RR) catalysis, a key process for sustainable energy.

Analytical Chemistry May 20, 2025

Cobalt catalyst rivals platinum in key industrial reaction

Propane dehydrogenation is a key industrial route to producing propylene without relying on oil. However, its current production processes rely heavily on precious-metal catalysts such as Pt-based materials. Developing efficient ...

Superconductivity May 14, 2025

Superconductors: Amazingly orderly disorder in murunskite

A surprising effect was discovered through a collaborative study by researchers from TU Wien and institutions in Croatia, France, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, and the US during the investigation of a special material: ...

Ecology May 13, 2025

New opportunities for Arctic fishing 'must be carefully managed'

New opportunities for fishing off the west coast of Greenland are being opened up by climate change, University of Strathclyde research has found—but they bring risks to the region's ecosystem.

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