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Neptune-sized planet discovered orbiting young, nearby star
For more than a decade, astronomers have searched for planets orbiting AU Microscopii, a nearby star still surrounded by a disk of debris left...
An experiment suggested by a Ph.D. student may rewrite chemistry textbooks
Ryan McMullen had never heard of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences when he started casting about for a graduate chemistry...
Fifty perfect photons for ‘quantum supremacy’
Fifty is a critical number for quantum computers capable of solving problems that classic supercomputers cannot solve. Proving quantum supremacy requires at least 50...
‘Janus’ nanorods convert light to heat that can destroy pollutants in...
With a new nanoparticle that converts light to heat, a team of researchers has found a promising technology for clearing water of pollutants.
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Team unveils catalyst that can break problematic C-F bonds
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes...
Eruption of Alaska’s Okmok volcano linked to period of extreme cold...
An international team of scientists and historians has found evidence connecting an unexplained period of extreme cold in ancient Rome with an unlikely source:...
A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene
In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a "magic" angle show a variety...
COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife
In an article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution today, the leaders of a new global initiative explain how research during this devastating health crisis can...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
The role genetics and gut bacteria play in human health has long been a fruitful source of scientific enquiry, but new research marks a...
New design for ‘optical ruler’ could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, telecommunications
Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a...
Lizards need their coffee, too: Could caffeine help bring threatened species...
In an article just published in Conservation Physiology, Macquarie University's Simon Clulow and colleagues reveal a new sperm freezing and revival technique that shows considerable...













