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General Physics Apr 19, 2024

Ghost particle on the scales: Research offers more precise determination of neutrino mass

What is the mass of a neutrino at rest? This is one of the big unanswered questions in physics. Neutrinos play a central role in nature. A team led by Klaus Blaum, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics ...

Environment Apr 18, 2024

Q&A: Why are we drowning in single-use plastics, and what can we do about it?

Plastic is ubiquitous. It's in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest.

Bio & Medicine Apr 18, 2024

New device harnesses sweat power for fitness trackers

A small amount of sweat could be all that's needed to power fitness trackers of the future, new research led by Deakin University's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) reveals.

Condensed Matter Apr 17, 2024

A new spin on materials analysis: Benefits of probing electron spin states at much higher resolution and efficiency

Electron spin states can now be probed at much higher resolution and more efficiently, opening new opportunities in materials analysis and data processing technologies.

Ecology Apr 17, 2024

Climate change is wiping out rare bacteria in a 'greening' Antarctica

Plenty is known about the existential threat of climate change to plants and animals. But by comparison, we know very little about how microorganisms will be affected by climate change.

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

Migratory birds are on the move and nature-friendly farms can help them on their way

Every spring, hundreds of thousands of birds leave their winter habitat on Poyang, the largest freshwater lake in China, and fly north over the most densely populated region on Earth to reach their breeding grounds in Siberia. ...

Condensed Matter Apr 17, 2024

Beyond equilibrium: Scientists investigate Floquet Fermi liquids

Researchers from Germany and Singapore have studied a non-equilibrium state of Fermi liquids called the Floquet Fermi liquid (FFL), which is formed when Fermi liquids are subjected to a periodic driving force and kept in ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 17, 2024

Silver-based micromotors that eliminate bacteria can move freely in aqueous media

Researchers at ICIQ in Tarragona have developed a simple technique to produce microscopic crystals that activate in the presence of light, releasing silver ions with antimicrobial activity.

Space Exploration Apr 16, 2024

Supporting the future of Mars exploration with supercomputers

You may have flown a flight simulator in a computer game or at a science museum. Landing without crashing is always the hardest part. But that's nothing compared to the challenge that engineers are facing to develop a flight ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 15, 2024

Research revives 1800s photos

Researchers from Western University developed techniques for creating images from old, badly tarnished photographs. These techniques could also be used to study other historic artifacts and fossils and prevent corrosion ...

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