On isolated mountaintops across the planet, scientists await word that tonight is the night: The complex coordination between dozens of telescopes on the ground and in space is complete, the weather is clear, tech issues ...
Astronomy
Oct 28, 2021
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One of the solar energy market's most promising solar cell materials—perovskite—is also the most frustrating. A research team in Sweden reports a possible solution to the environmental instability of perovskite—an alternative ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2021
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The secret of the world's deadliest animal's reproductive success could lead to fewer baby mosquitoes. That could mean improved pest control.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 26, 2021
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A team of researchers at the JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology at the University of Colorado has found a way to use an atomic clock to demonstrate a principle of general relativity. The team has published ...
For some diseases, exposure to just a single airborne particle containing virus, bacteria or fungi can be infectious. When this happens, understanding and predicting airborne disease spread can be a whole lot easier.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 16, 2021
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Physicists at the University of Sussex have discovered that black holes exert a pressure on their environment, in a scientific first.
Astronomy
Sep 10, 2021
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Cosmic rays are charged subnuclear particles that move close to the speed of light, constantly raining down on the Earth. These particles are relativistic, as defined by Albert Einstein's special relativity, and manage to ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 24, 2021
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The formation of hybrids—organisms obtained after crossing genetically different forms—is more widespread in nature previously thought. Usually, only closely related species can hybridize. For example, hybrids occur in ...
Evolution
Aug 19, 2021
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Electrons in metals try to behave like obedient motorists, but they end up more like bumper cars. They may be reckless drivers, but a new Cornell-led study confirms this chaos has a limit established by the laws of quantum ...
General Physics
Jul 28, 2021
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One of the annoying things about global warming—besides the likelihood it will ravage life on Earth—is all the new words we are expected to learn in order to track our descent into climate chaos.
Environment
Jul 28, 2021
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