What would happen if an electric current no longer flowed, but trickled instead? This was the question investigated by researchers working with Christian Ast at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research. Their investigation ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 08, 2016
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Researchers discovered a new snake species in Madagascar and named it "ghost snake" for its pale grey coloration and elusiveness. They found the ghost snake on a recently opened path within the well-traveled Ankarana National ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 02, 2016
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A new way to grow crystals has been discovered by researchers at the University of Bristol. The work is described in an article published in Nature Communications this week.
Materials Science
May 10, 2016
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Optical activity—rotation of the polarization of light—is well known to occur within materials that differ from their mirror image. But what happens if this symmetry is broken by the direction of illumination rather than ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 05, 2016
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Symmetry permeates nature, from the radial symmetry of flowers to the left-right symmetry of the human body. As such, it provides a natural way of classifying objects by grouping those that share the same symmetry. This is ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 28, 2015
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Plants and bacteria make use of sunlight with remarkably high efficiency: nine out of ten absorbed light particles are being put to use in an ordinary bacterium. For years, it has been a pressing question of modern research ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 10, 2015
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Light pollution is costing us hundreds of thousands of euro each year, as well as impacting environmental processes and affecting our health. That is according to Professor in Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Brian Espey, ...
Ecology
Apr 13, 2015
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For many male African cichlid fish, the best way to attract a mate is to build a really nice pit or sand castle on a lake bottom.
Evolution
Mar 19, 2015
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Most people, at some point in their lives, have dreamt of being able to fly like Superman or develop superhuman strength like the Hulk. But very few know that we human beings have a "superpower" of our own, which almost anybody ...
General Physics
Mar 02, 2015
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A team of scientists from the Spanish National Research Council and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has discovered a new type of laser material based on an inorganic molecule—a complex of boron and hydrogen ...
Materials Science
Jan 13, 2015
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