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General Physics Apr 2, 2025

Repurposed smartphone camera sensors create real-time, high-resolution imaging of antiproton annihilations

Did you know that the camera sensor in your smartphone could help unlock the secrets of antimatter? The AEgIS collaboration, led by Professor Christoph Hugenschmidt's team from the research neutron source FRM II at the Technical ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 2, 2025

Frontier molecular orbital theory aids single-atom catalyst design

Single-atom catalysts (SACs), with their excellent metal atom utilization and unique physicochemical properties, hold promise for broad applications, especially in heterogeneous catalysis and energy conversions. Essentially, ...

Materials Science Apr 2, 2025

Novel nuclear rocket fuel test could accelerate NASA's Mars mission

A team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, joined by university students, recently traveled to The Ohio State University Research Reactor to conduct a novel experiment on nuclear thermal rocket ...

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2025

Microplastics detected in cat placentas and fetuses during early pregnancy

In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic particles in fetuses from two cats and in the placentas of three cats. Ilaria Ferraboschi of the University ...

Earth Sciences Apr 2, 2025

Hunga volcano eruption's unexpected Southern Hemisphere cooling effect challenges geoengineering assumptions

When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists expected that it would spew enough water vapor into the stratosphere to push global temperatures ...

Biochemistry Apr 2, 2025

Organogold(III) complex accumulates in mitochondria of lung cancer cells, opening up new treatment avenues

Precious metals are not merely ornaments; they are also important components of pharmaceuticals, like the antitumor drug cisplatin. Recently, the search for alternatives with improved activity has begun to focus on gold.

Astronomy Apr 2, 2025

Sagittarius C: Webb provides closest look yet at one of Milky Way's most extreme environments

Sagittarius C is one of the most extreme environments in the Milky Way galaxy. This cloudy region of space sits about 200 light-years from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Here, a massive and dense ...

Planetary Sciences Apr 2, 2025

Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the moon

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) on January 29, 2025. The early calculations predicted an impact probability ...

Polymers Apr 1, 2025

Conductive polymers: First successful synthesis of polyaniline with golden luster

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, have developed a method for synthesizing polyaniline—a conductive polymer exhibiting golden luster—marking the first successful attempt globally. The reflection spectrum ...

Quantum Physics Apr 1, 2025

Hidden side channels in quantum sources could compromise secure communication

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has discovered hidden multi-dimensional side channels in existing quantum communication protocols.

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