Promising discovery could lead to a better, cheaper solar cell
McGill University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world's most promising materials in the quest to...
Astronomers catch wind rushing out of galaxy
Exploring the influence of galactic winds from a distant galaxy called Makani, UC San Diego's Alison Coil, Rhodes College's David Rupke and a group...
Researchers create quantum chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but...
Discovery of ‘cellular bike couriers’ clue to disease spreading
A previously unknown component of our cells that delivers proteins like a bike courier in heavy traffic could shed light on the mechanisms that...
Malaria pathogen under the X-ray microscope
Malaria is one of the most threatening infectious diseases in the world. An international team has now been able to investigate malaria pathogens in...
Huge-clawed predatory dinosaur discovery in Victoria
Swinburne and Museums Victoria have announced the discovery of several theropod bones, including a 20 centimeter long hand claw, from the Otway Coast of...
Insect decline more extensive than suspected
Compared to a decade ago, today the number of insect species in many areas has decreased by about one-third. This is the result of...
Two million-year-old ice provides snapshot of Earth’s greenhouse gas history
Two million-year old ice from Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer picture into the connections between greenhouse gases and...
To survive in the human gut, bacteria need genetic ‘passcode’
Humans' guts are a dangerous place.
Bacteria living in people's intestines pump out toxins to deter microbial intruders. But each person's gut comes with its...
Carbon bomb: Study says climate impact from loss of intact tropical forests grossly underreported
A new study in the journal Science Advances says that carbon impacts from the loss of intact tropical forests has been grossly underreported.
The study calculates new...
Twisted physics: Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity
Last year, scientists demonstrated that twisted bilayer graphene—a material made of two atom-thin sheets of carbon with a slight twist—can exhibit alternating superconducting and insulating...
