Search results for materials science

Superconductivity May 29, 2026

Topological states emerge in quantum Hall-superconductor devices with multiple channels

Topological phases are unusual states of matter that give rise to properties protected by a material's overall structure (i.e., "topology"), as opposed to microscopic details. These phases are of great interest for the development ...

Plants & Animals May 29, 2026

Last-of-its-kind tree clinging to cliffside finds new hope at botanic gardens

Conservationists are in a race against time to prevent one of the world's rarest island plants from disappearing forever, after seeds collected from the only surviving wild Dendroseris neriifolia tree arrived at the Millennium ...

Education May 28, 2026

Training, not silence: With support, teachers can address racism, xenophobia in any classroom

Teachers can address structural racism and xenophobia with students of any age and in any subject when schools provide training, materials, and professional support, say University of Michigan researchers.

Environment May 28, 2026

Taller structures produce more blaze-spreading embers, research suggests

Test burns involving wooden structures of varying heights suggest taller buildings tend to be more prolific producers of the wind-carried firebrands that are a leading cause of structure ignition in wildfires. The findings, ...

Paleontology & Fossils May 28, 2026

Heron-like, fish-eating dinosaur from 70 million years ago discovered in Argentina

A new raptor-like dinosaur from some 70 million years ago that ate fish and behaved like modern herons has been unearthed from southern Patagonia. The new species, which has been named Kank australis, was identified based ...

Analytical Chemistry May 28, 2026

Quantum entanglement provides a new framework for understanding chemical bonding

Chemical bonding is one of the central organizing principles of the microscopic world. It determines how atoms combine and thereby governs a wide range of physical and chemical properties of quantum systems across many length ...

Biotechnology May 28, 2026

Genetically engineering cyanobacteria for the production of sulfated polysaccharide

Biomolecules are naturally occurring molecules that form the basis of living systems. They are widely used in the production of a diverse range of materials. One such widely used biomolecule is sulfated polysaccharide (SPS), ...

Optics & Photonics May 28, 2026

Electrical 'knob' can switch light on, off and tune intensity at the nanoscale

Physicists from Emory University have led work to develop a microscopic, nonlinear light source that can be switched on, off or tuned to a particular intensity by an electrical "knob." The paper is published in the journal ...

Nanophysics May 28, 2026

Silver nanoparticles enable assembly of a theorized, previously unobserved crystal metallic structure

Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have stabilized a fleeting structural phase of matter that had been predicted theoretically ...

Astronomy May 28, 2026

Why the most massive galaxies in the early universe stopped forming stars prematurely

Astronomical observations show that the most massive galaxies in the early universe formed approximately three to four billion years after the Big Bang and stopped producing stars very early in cosmic history, around one ...

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