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Physicists discover new quantum trick for graphene: magnetism
Sometimes the best discoveries happen when scientists least expect it. While trying to replicate another team's finding, Stanford physicists recently stumbled upon a novel...
Physicists count sound particles with quantum microphone
Stanford physicists have developed a "quantum microphone" so sensitive that it can measure individual particles of sound, called phonons.
The device, which is detailed July...
Thanks, Gaia: Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star
On 31 March 2017, Jupiter's moon Europa passed in front of a background star—a rare event that was captured for the first time by...
Underwater glacial melting is occurring at higher rates than modeling predicts
Researchers have developed a new method to allow for the first direct measurement of the submarine melt rate of a tidewater glacier, and, in...
Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a...
Einstein’s general relativity theory is questioned but still stands for now
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic theory of general relativity, it is beginning to fray at the edges, said Andrea...
A tree stump that should be dead is still alive; here’s why
Within a shrouded New Zealand forest, a tree stump keeps itself alive by holding onto the roots of its neighboring trees, exchanging water and...
Researchers lead breakthrough in quantum computing
The large, error-correcting quantum computers envisioned today could be decades away, yet experts are vigorously trying to come up with ways to use existing...
Thanks, Gaia: Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star
On 31 March 2017, Jupiter's moon Europa passed in front of a background star—a rare event that was captured for the first time by...
Supercomputers use graphics processors to solve longstanding turbulence question
Advanced simulations have solved a problem in turbulent fluid flow that could lead to more efficient turbines and engines.
When a fluid, such as water...
Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers
Solar panel installations are on the rise in the U.S., with more than 2 million new installations in early 2019, the most ever recorded...
