Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism
Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could directly image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible...
Scientists measure precise proton radius to help resolve decade-old puzzle
York University researchers have made a precise measurement of the size of the proton—a crucial step towards solving a mystery that has preoccupied scientists...
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
An exotic physical phenomenon, involving optical waves, synthetic magnetic fields, and time reversal, has been directly observed for the first time, following decades of...
Kīlauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawai’i Island
When Kīlauea Volcano erupted in 2018, it injected millions of cubic feet of molten lava into the nutrient-poor waters off the Big Island of...
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented...
Planetary collisions can drop the internal pressures in planets
A new study from Caltech shows that giant impacts can dramatically lower the internal pressure of planets, a finding that could significantly change the...
Scientists find new, long-hypothesized material state with signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments
The future of technology relies, to a great extent, on new materials, but the work of developing those materials begins years before any specific...
Artificial intelligence helps to predict hybrid nanoparticle structures
Researchers at the Nanoscience Center and Faculty of Information Technology in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have achieved a significant step forward in predicting...
‘Martian CSI’ reveals how asteroid impacts created running water under red planet
Modern analysis of Martian meteorites has revealed unprecedented details about how asteroid impacts help create temporary sources of running water on the red planet.
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Scientists develop optical ruler that can measure down to the nanoscale
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new way to measure distances at the nanoscale—one nanometer being one billionth of...
How humans have shaped dogs’ brains
Dog brain structure varies across breeds and is correlated with specific behaviors, according to new research published in JNeurosci. These findings show how, by selectively...
