MIT physicists and colleagues have created a five-lane superhighway for electrons that could allow ultra-efficient electronics and more. The work, reported in the May 9 issue of Science, is one of several important discoveries ...
Condensed Matter
May 13, 2024
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A method based on CT (computed tomography)—a type of imaging that is widely used in hospitals—can help improve our understanding of CO2 storage, batteries, and processes in the body such as nutrient uptake.
Soft Matter
Apr 9, 2024
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Languages are a key factor in human societies. They connect people, serve as a vehicle to pass on knowledge and ideas, but they also distinguish between different groups of people. Languages can therefore tell us a lot about ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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When Emiliano Cortés goes hunting for sunlight, he doesn't use gigantic mirrors or sprawling solar farms. Quite the contrary, the professor of experimental physics and energy conversion at LMU dives into the nanocosmos.
Nanomaterials
Dec 1, 2023
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In early November of this year, aurora borealis were observed at surprisingly low latitudes, as far south as Italy and Texas. Such phenomena indicate the impacts of a solar coronal mass ejection on the Earth's magnetic field ...
Astronomy
Nov 30, 2023
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After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2023
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Now that last month's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin.
Environment
Aug 8, 2023
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The world's oceans set a new temperature record this week, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet's climate, marine life and coastal communities.
Environment
Aug 4, 2023
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The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. These findings are announced in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Evolution
Aug 1, 2023
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The world's best tandem solar cells consisting of a silicon bottom cell and a perovskite top cell can today convert about a third of the incident solar radiation into electrical energy. These are record values, especially ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 10, 2023
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