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General Physics Oct 29, 2019

Researchers uncover an anomaly in the electromagnetic duality of Maxwell Theory

Researchers at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI) and Tohoku University in Japan have recently identified an anomaly in the electromagnetic duality of Maxwell Theory. This anomaly, outlined ...

Materials Science Oct 28, 2019

Potential alternative for petroleum polycarbonate containing environmental hormone sources

The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has developed a bio-polycarbonate which has been monopolized by Japan, and has opened up the possibility of bio-polycarbonate commercialization.

Archaeology Sep 18, 2019

Inequality: What we've learned from the 'Robots of the late Neolithic'

Seven thousand years ago, societies across Eurasia began to show signs of lasting divisions between haves and have-nots. In new research published in the journal Antiquity, scientists chart the precipitous surge of prehistoric ...

General Physics Aug 29, 2019

Break in temporal symmetry produces molecules that can encode information

In a study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil describes an important theoretical finding that may contribute to the development of quantum ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 14, 2019

Researchers propose new topological phase of atomic matter hosting 'photonic skyrmions'

The field of topology or the study of how surfaces behave in different dimensions has profoundly influenced the current understanding of matter. The prime example is the topological insulator, which conducts electricity only ...

Quantum Physics Aug 14, 2019

Breakthrough in understanding of magnetic monopoles could signal new technologies

A breakthrough in understanding how the quasi-particles known as magnetic monopoles behave could lead to the development of new technologies to replace electric charges.

Plants & Animals Jul 30, 2019

Belligerent beetles show that fighting for mates could help animals survive habitat loss

Animals around the world are seeing their environments change. Climate change is causing heating and changes to weather patterns, the oceans are becoming more acidic, and previously undisturbed habitats are being altered ...

Internet Jul 10, 2019

UK plan to control online porn is watched as test case

The global push to more tightly regulate the internet and big tech firms is spreading to one of the web's biggest and least visible corners: porn.

General Physics Jul 3, 2019

Magnetic monopoles make acoustic debut

University College Cork (UCC) & University of Oxford Professor of Physics, Séamus Davis, has led a team of experimental physicists in the discovery of the magnetic noise generated by a fluid of magnetic monopoles.

Economics & Business Jun 17, 2019

Performance improves when the enemy of an enemy is a friend

New research from Northwestern University finds that balanced professional networks are more important than individual talent when it comes to high-risk decision making.

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