MERMAIDs reveal secrets from below the ocean floor
Seismologists use waves generated by earthquakes to scan the interior of our planet, much like doctors image their patients using medical tomography. Earth imaging...
Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis
Nanoparticles can be found in processed food (e.g. food additives), consumer products (e.g. sunscreen) and even in medicine. While these tiny particles could have...
Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy
A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy.
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‘Quiet’ light
Spectrally pure lasers lie at the heart of precision high-end scientific and commercial applications, thanks to their ability to produce near-perfect single-color light. A...
Researchers create first carbon fibers with uniform porous structure
A professor in Virginia Tech's College of Science wants to power planes and cars using energy stored in their exterior shells. He may have...
Current generation via quantum proton transfer
NIMS and Hokkaido University jointly discovered that proton transfer in electrochemical reactions is governed by the quantum tunneling effect (QTE) under the specific conditions....
Scientists ‘hijack’ open-access quantum computer to tease out quantum secrets
The rules of quantum mechanics describe how atoms and molecules act very differently from the world around us. Scientists have made progress toward teasing...
Magnetic graphene switches between insulator and conductor
Researchers have found that certain ultra-thin magnetic materials can switch from insulator to conductor under high pressure, a phenomenon that could be used in...
The ‘stuff’ of the universe keeps changing
The composition of the universe—the elements that are the building blocks for every bit of matter—is ever-changing and ever-evolving, thanks to the lives and...
Dark matter may not actually exist – and our alternative theory can be put...
Scientists have been searching for "dark matter" – an unknown and invisible substance thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the...
