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New exotic matter particle, a tetraquark, discovered
Discovery of a new exotic hadron containing two charm quarks and an up and a down antiquark.
Today, the LHCb experiment at CERN is presenting...
First detection of light from behind a black hole
Fulfilling a prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, researchers report the first-ever recordings of X-ray emissions from the far side of a black...
Exploring blood types of Neanderthal and Denisovan individuals
Blood group analyses for three Neanderthals and one Denisovan by a team from the Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle, Droit, Éthique et Santé research unit (CNRS /...
Exploring quantum systems that don’t find equilibrium
Some physical systems, especially in the quantum world, do not reach a stable equilibrium even after a long time. An ETH researcher has now...
Global project observes rare meteor showers and meteorite falls
As billionaires battle it out in a space race that only a handful of the world's richest persons can play, a highly inclusive international...
Fermi spots a supernova’s ‘fizzled’ gamma-ray burst
On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a pulse of high-energy radiation that had been racing toward Earth for nearly half...
Earth’s interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought
Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth's interior than previously thought.
They...
Buzz about thermoelectrics heats up with promising new magnesium-based materials
The landing of NASA's Perseverance rover was another leap forward not only for space exploration but also for the technology that's powering the craft...
AI spots shipwrecks from the ocean surface and from the air
AI detects sunken ships with 92 percent accuracy from the sky. The AI is now ready for more extensive tests in unknown regions to look for shipwrecks...
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice
Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of scientists from the University...
Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments
University of Washington researchers have developed a method that uses a gaming graphics card to control plasma formation in their prototype fusion reactor.
Nuclear fusion...
