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Condensed Matter Jun 12, 2024

Researchers unveil the dynamical nature of emergent magnetic monopoles in real magnets for the first time

Magnetic monopoles are elementary particles with isolated magnetic charges in three dimensions. In other words, they behave as isolated north or south poles of a magnet. Magnetic monopoles have attracted continuous research ...

Education Jun 11, 2024

Scientists help students vanquish a Catch-22 in acquiring research experience

In a new publication, in the journal Cell, CU Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills

Environment Jun 11, 2024

Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana

Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 times higher than previously ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 10, 2024

New imaging device combines education and microbial research

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have developed an imaging device for schools and research centers to study microbes. The 3D-printed device "NIRis" enables schools to observe and study natural phenomena. Researchers ...

Other Jun 7, 2024

Reimagining the undergraduate bio lab experience, and keeping students in STEMM

HHMI's Science Education Alliance is transforming the undergraduate introductory science experience at more than 150 two- and four-year institutions across the US. These same students are making discoveries that could change ...

Social Sciences Jun 4, 2024

Engineers have a duty to protect public well-being, but less than half learn how to do so effectively

Engineers who received public welfare responsibility training in classes are more likely to consider the societal impact of technologies they design and to take action when concerns arise, according to a study by University ...

Social Sciences Jun 4, 2024

You can now be frozen after death in Australia. If you're revived in the future, will you legally be the same person?

In recent weeks, Southern Cryonics—the southern hemisphere's only cryopreservation facility, located in rural New South Wales—announced it had successfully cryopreserved its first patient.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 3, 2024

Autophagic organelles restrict mouth size to regulate cellular clean-out, study reveals

Autophagy, which literally means "self-eating," is a cellular cleaning-out process that maintains our bodies in good order, but excessive autophagy can be too much of a good thing.

Space Exploration Jun 2, 2024

Boeing's first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback

Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday's launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years.

Earth Sciences May 31, 2024

Fjords are effective carbon traps regardless of oxygen levels, finds study

The fjords on Sweden's west coast act as effective carbon traps regardless of whether the bottom water is oxygen-rich or not. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg.

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