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Manipulating non-magnetic atoms in a chromium halide enables tuning of magnetic properties
The magnetic properties of a chromium halide can be tuned by manipulating the non-magnetic atoms in the material, a team, led by Boston College...
Project creates more powerful, versatile ultrafast laser pulse
University of Rochester researchers are setting a new standard when it comes to producing ultrafast laser pulses over a broader range of wavelengths than...
Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades
Living under a translucent rock can be quite comfortable—if you're a moss in the Mojave Desert.
A graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, found that...
Young dolphins pick their friends wisely
Strategic networking is key to career success, and not just for humans. A new study of wild bottlenose dolphins reveals that in early life,...
Scientists discover key to restricting antibiotic resistant bacteria
Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to human health on a global scale. It has been predicted that resistant infections will cause 10 million...
Historic carbon dioxide decline could hold clues for future climate
A new study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) provides a clearer snapshot of conditions during the last ice age—when global...
Tandem catalytic system efficiently converts carbon dioxide to methanol
Converting carbon dioxide to methanol, a potentially renewable alternative fuel, offers an opportunity to simultaneously form an alternative fuel and cut down on carbon...
New technique to capture carbon dioxide could greatly reduce power plant greenhouse gases
A big advance in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural gas power plants to remove carbon dioxide from...
A new MXene material shows extraordinary electromagnetic interference shielding ability
As we welcome wireless technology into more areas of life, the additional electronic bustle is making for an electromagnetically noisy neighborhood. In hopes of...
Gamma-ray telescopes measure diameters of distant stars
By reviving a technique capable of combining specialized gamma-ray telescopes to one giant virtual instrument, scientists have measured the diameters of individual stars hundreds...
Sharks almost gone from many reefs
A massive global study of the world's reefs has found sharks are 'functionally extinct' on nearly one in five of the reefs surveyed.
Professor Colin...
