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Nanomaterials Apr 28, 2025

Nanostructured catalyst produces green hydrogen and glycerate with improved energy efficiency

A research group led by Prof. Chen Liang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed a high-entropy electrocatalyst that achieves efficient production ...

Other Apr 26, 2025

Saturday Citations: Is the universe a computational process? Plus: Psychological benefits of gaming

This week, researchers uncovered the negative pressure mechanisms plants use to communicate stress. Linguists found that the melody of spoken language in English functions as its own, distinct language. And there was also ...

General Physics Apr 25, 2025

Is our universe the ultimate computer?

Whether we are simply characters in an advanced virtual world is a much-debated theory, challenging previous thinking about the universe and our existence.

Environment Apr 24, 2025

Keeping tabs on native woodland vegetation in times of flood and drought

Like farmland in Australia, native forests struggle with drought and flooding, so future management decisions need more sophisticated systems to monitor and manage their water needs.

Quantum Physics Apr 23, 2025

Tightening the math behind a key quantum process

An exact expression for a key process needed in many quantum technologies has been derived by a RIKEN mathematical physicist and a collaborator. This could help to guide advances in quantum technologies.

Quantum Physics Apr 23, 2025

Physicists uncover hidden order in the quantum world through deconfined quantum critical points

In the intricate world of quantum physics, where particles interact in ways that seem to defy the standard rules of space and time, lies a profound mystery that continues to captivate scientists: the nature of deconfined ...

General Physics Apr 13, 2025

Maximal entanglement sheds new light on particle creation

Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have shown that particles produced in collimated sprays called jets retain information about their origins ...

Quantum Physics Apr 10, 2025

A new approach to probe hadronization via quantum entanglement

Recent physics studies have discovered that quarks and gluons inside protons, which are subatomic positively charged particles, exhibit maximal quantum entanglement at high energies. Entanglement is a physical phenomenon ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 8, 2025

Platinum-based alloy catalyst can enhance methanol fuel cell efficiency and durability

Replacing traditional fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources is expected to solve environmental issues and alleviate the energy crisis. As a novel energy conversion device, fuel cells are capable of efficiently ...

General Physics Apr 3, 2025

Theoretical physicists unveil 'supermazes' to decode black-hole microstructure

A team of physicists have discovered a new approach that redefines the conception of a black hole by mapping out their detailed structure, as shown in a research study recently published in Journal of High Energy Physics.

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