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A trillion turns of light nets terahertz polarized bytes
U.S. and Italian engineers have demonstrated the first nanophotonic platform capable of manipulating polarized light 1 trillion times per second.
"Polarized light can be used...
New insight brings sustainable hydrogen one step closer
Leiden chemists Marc Koper and Ian McCrum have discovered that the degree to which a metal binds to the oxygen atom of water is...
High levels of microplastics released from infant feeding bottles during formula prep
New research shows that high levels of microplastics (MPs) are released from infant-feeding bottles (IFBs) during formula preparation. The research also indicates a strong...
New theory on the origin of dark matter
A recent study from the University of Melbourne proposes a new theory for the origin of dark matter, helping experimentalists in Australia and abroad...
Early-arriving endangered Chinook salmon take the brunt of sea lion predation
The Columbia River is home to one of the West Coast's most important Chinook salmon runs. Through late spring and early summer, mature fish...
‘Classified knots’: Researchers create optical framed knots to encode information
In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical framed knots in...
Groundbreaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
A pioneering technique that captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma.
The dramatic effect...
Deep-sea corals reveal secrets of rapid carbon dioxide increase as the last ice age...
The Southern Ocean played a critical role in the rapid atmospheric carbon dioxide increase during the last deglaciation that took place 20,000 to 10,000...
World’s greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness
Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success.
University of Bristol palaeontologist Professor Mike Benton,...
Two planets found orbiting a red dwarf
Red dwarfs are the coolest kind of star. As such, they potentially allow liquid water to exist on planets that are quite close to...
Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed humanity’s geologic footprint
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population...
