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Quantum Physics Jul 24, 2024

An optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms achieves unprecedented accuracy

Researchers at the Ye Lab at JILA (the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder) and University of Delaware recently created a highly precise optical lattice clock based on trapped ...

Economics & Business Jul 23, 2024

'Dark leadership' is a threat to Canada's tourism industry, say researchers

It's summer and that means high season and busy times for the tourism sector. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, more than 285 million tourists traveled internationally from January to March 2024, ...

Astronomy Jul 18, 2024

NASA sounding rocket launches, studies heating of sun's active regions

Investigators at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will use observations from a recently-launched sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the sun's corona grows so much ...

Ecology Jul 18, 2024

Fish biodiversity found to benefit nutrition, particularly for lower income people

Households caught and consumed a far more diverse array of fish than they sold at market, which has important implications for how loss of biodiversity might affect people's nutrition, especially for those with lower incomes. ...

Astronomy Jul 17, 2024

Discovery alert: With six new exoplanets, 5,500 discovery milestone passed

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet ...

Astronomy Jul 17, 2024

Engineers build optical elements for the Coronagraph Instrument of the Roman Space Telescope

Engineers and scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), led by Oliver Krause, developed crucial optical elements for the Coronagraph Instrument (CGI) of the Roman Space Telescope and delivered them to the ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 17, 2024

Small steps for electrons—big steps for the future? Ultrafast microscope reveals electron pathways in solar cells

In the search for more efficient and sustainable energy generation methods, a class of materials called metal halide perovskites have shown great promise. In the few years since their discovery, novel solar cells based on ...

Economics & Business Jul 15, 2024

Study shows how narcissistic CEOs influence boards of directors to take more risk

Narcissistic CEOs who also serve as chairs of the board are adept at controlling how their boards of directors focus their attention, giving the CEO the ability to get their way. A new study published in the Strategic Management ...

Social Sciences Jul 15, 2024

Researchers ask English footballers about the traumatic impact of racial abuse—their answers are sobering

Despite the disappointing outcome of the 2024 men's Euros final for England, it's a relief that none of the team's ethnic minority players could easily be targeted for the result. However, the horrific racist abuse experienced ...

Other Jul 13, 2024

Saturday Citations: The first Goldilocks black hole; Toxoplasma gondii metabolism; pumping at the speed of muscle

This week: Physicists conducted a biological study, engineers built a waste-recycling suit for astronauts (and worm riders), and astronomers identified the first known intermediate-mass black hole, and it's right here in ...

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