Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions fatal to most other forms of life. The genetic basis for these exceptional abilities remains elusive.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2024
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Three-dimensional (3D) antiferromagnets are materials in which magnetic moments of atoms or ions are arranged in a 3D lattice structure with neighboring spins aligned in opposite directions. Physicists have observed a fascinating ...
Making ever smaller and more powerful chips requires new ultrathin materials: 2D materials that are only 1 atom thick, or even just a couple of atoms. Think about graphene or ultra-thin silicon membrane for instance.
Nanophysics
Apr 18, 2024
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The idea that the universe is expanding dates from almost a century ago. It was first put forward by Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaître (1894–1966) in 1927 and confirmed observationally by American astronomer Edwin Hubble ...
General Physics
Apr 15, 2024
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Adding silicon to soil could help battle clubroot, a deadly disease in canola crops, new University of Alberta research shows.
Agriculture
Jun 20, 2023
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Superconductivity is a fascinating state of matter in which an electrical current can flow without any resistance. Usually, it can exist in two forms. One is destroyed easily with a magnetic field and has "even parity" (i.e., ...
Superconductivity
Jul 12, 2022
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Scientists from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo used molecular dynamics simulations to better understand the unusual properties of amorphous solids, such as glass. They found that certain dynamical ...
General Physics
Jun 6, 2022
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Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of superconductor have produced the most compelling evidence to date that they've found one. In a pair of papers, researchers at the University of Maryland's (UMD) Quantum ...
Superconductivity
Jul 16, 2021
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A collaborative group from Tohoku University and Johns Hopkins University have provided valuable insights into the glass transition.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 16, 2021
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Pure quantum systems can undergo phase transitions analogous to the classical phase transition between the liquid and gaseous states of water. At the quantum level, however, the particle spins in states that emerge from phase ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 12, 2021
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