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Bacteria trapped—and terminated—by graphene filter
Airborne bacteria may see what looks like a comfy shag carpet on which to settle. But it's a trap.
Rice University scientists have transformed their...
Scientists observe year-long plateaus in decline of Type Ia supernova light curves
Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian have announced the discovery that, contrary to previously accepted knowledge, Type Ia supernovae experience light...
Scientists observe a single quantum vibration under ordinary conditions
When a guitar string is plucked, it vibrates as any vibrating object would, rising and falling like a wave, as the laws of classical...
Oobleck’s weird behavior is now predictable
It's a phenomenon many preschoolers know well: When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Swish it gently in a bowl, and the...
Physicists shine light on properties of potential solar cell material
Research led by University of Texas at Dallas physicists has altered the understanding of the fundamental properties of perovskite crystals, a class of materials...
The fast dance of electron spins
Metal complexes show a fascinating behavior in their interactions with light, which for example is utilized in organic light emitting diodes, solar cells, quantum...
A new way to corrosion-proof thin atomic sheets
A variety of two-dimensional materials that have promising properties for optical, electronic, or optoelectronic applications have been held back by the fact that they...
Researchers unlock potential to use CRISPR to alter the microbiome
Researchers at Western University have developed a new way to deliver the DNA-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 into microorganisms in the lab, providing a way to...
New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3-D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision....
Next-generation single-photon source for quantum information science
Over the last two decades, tremendous advances have been made in the field of quantum information science. Scientists are capitalizing on the strange nature...
Astronomers observe how two suns collect matter in a binary system
Stars are born in the midst of large clouds of gas and dust. Local densifications first form "embryos," which then collect matter and grow....
