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Bio & Medicine Jul 25, 2024

Inspired by cicada wings, researchers study the insects' antimicrobial properties to develop antibacterial surfaces

Trillions of periodical cicadas—several species of the genus Magicicada that emerge every 13 or 17 years—broke soil across the Eastern U.S. this summer. News outlets likened the event to Armageddon, an apocalypse or an ...

Quantum Physics Jul 25, 2024

An MRI-like tool for quantum materials: Sensor can detect minute magnetic fields at atomic scale

An international research team from Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich and Korea's IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) has developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic fields at the atomic-length ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 24, 2024

A 'volcano-type' relationship: Research reveals novel correlation between metal loading and acidic oxygen evolution

In a study published in ACS Catalysis, a research team led by Prof. Yan Wensheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has revealed the "volcano-type" relationship between metal loading and acidic ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 24, 2024

Scientists discover how yeast cells sense physical stresses on the membranes that protect them

Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells. However, the mechanisms by which they perform these roles are not yet fully understood. Scientists from the University of Geneva ...

Nanophysics Jul 24, 2024

Tunable metasurface can control optical light in space and time, offering path to wireless communication channels

It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users—each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and ...

Nanomaterials Jul 23, 2024

New 3D reconstruction method aids analysis of property-defining defects

An international research collaboration, including a group from Cornell Engineering, has applied a new X-ray-based reconstruction technique to observe, for the first time, topological defects in a nanoscale self-assembly-based ...

Condensed Matter Jul 23, 2024

The experimental observation of a dissipative time crystal in a Rydberg gas

A dissipative time crystal is a phase of matter characterized by periodic oscillations over time, while a system is dissipating energy. In contrast with conventional time crystals, which can also occur in closed systems with ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 22, 2024

Q&A: How machine learning is propelling structural biology

For Lucas Farnung, there is no question more fascinating than how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully-functioning human. As a structural biologist, he is studying this process on the smallest scale: the trillions ...

Biotechnology Jul 22, 2024

Nanoscopic imaging aids in understanding protein, tissue preservation in ancient bones

A pilot study from North Carolina State University shows that nanoscopic 3D imaging of ancient bone not only provides further insight into the changes soft tissues undergo during fossilization, it also has potential as a ...

General Physics Jul 22, 2024

Scientists discover energy and pressure analogies linking hadrons, superconductors and cosmic expansion

Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theoretical framework for studying the forces within atomic nuclei and their constituent protons and neutrons. A major part of QCD research involves how quarks and gluons are contained ...

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