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General Physics Aug 17, 2022

Capturing high pressures in diamond capsules

Preservation of the high-pressure states of materials at ambient conditions is a long-sought-after goal for fundamental research and practical applications.

Analytical Chemistry Aug 17, 2022

Gallium oxide crystal complexity tamed by machine learning

Researchers at the University of Liverpool, the University of Bristol, University College London (UCL), and Diamond Light Source have developed new understanding of gallium oxide by combining a machine-learning theoretical ...

General Physics Aug 8, 2022

Graphite changes to hexagonal diamond in picoseconds

The graphite-diamond phase transition is of particular interest for fundamental reasons and a wide range of applications.

Earth Sciences Jul 29, 2022

Discovery of metamorphic diamonds in northeast Queensland could provide clues about how Australia was formed

A trio of researchers from James Cook University, working with a colleague from the University of Adelaide, has found metamorphic diamonds in rocks near Australia's northeast coast. In their paper published in the journal ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 28, 2022

New method of controlling qubits could advance quantum computers

Quantum computing, a field that relies on the principles of quantum mechanics to calculate outcomes, has the potential to perform tasks too complex for traditional computers and to do so at high speeds, making it in some ...

Other Jul 27, 2022

Miners unearth pink diamond believed to be largest seen in 300 years

Miners in Angola have unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in 300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday.

Bio & Medicine Jul 22, 2022

Scientists identify 'bottleneck' in drug delivery pathways in stem cells

Our bodies have evolved formidable barriers to protect themselves against foreign substances—from our skin, to our cells and every component within the cells, each part of our bodies has protective layers. These defenses, ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 19, 2022

Asteroid impacts create diamond materials with exceptionally complex structures

Shockwaves caused by asteroids colliding with Earth create materials with a range of complex carbon structures, which could be used for advancing future engineering applications, according to an international study led by ...

Ecology Jul 13, 2022

Is organic farming always good for the environment? Researchers create strategy to help decide

Ensuring sufficient global food production and supply using sustainable methods is one of the most significant challenges we face this century.

Biotechnology Jul 12, 2022

First cryo-EM structures of angiotensin-converting enzyme pave the way for better drugs to treat heart disease

The first full-length structures of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) have been determined by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). ACE is a blood pressure-regulating ...

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