science
Current generation via quantum proton transfer
NIMS and Hokkaido University jointly discovered that proton transfer in electrochemical reactions is governed by the quantum tunneling effect (QTE) under the specific conditions....
Scientists ‘hijack’ open-access quantum computer to tease out quantum secrets
The rules of quantum mechanics describe how atoms and molecules act very differently from the world around us. Scientists have made progress toward teasing...
Magnetic graphene switches between insulator and conductor
Researchers have found that certain ultra-thin magnetic materials can switch from insulator to conductor under high pressure, a phenomenon that could be used in...
The ‘stuff’ of the universe keeps changing
The composition of the universe—the elements that are the building blocks for every bit of matter—is ever-changing and ever-evolving, thanks to the lives and...
Dark matter may not actually exist – and our alternative theory...
Scientists have been searching for "dark matter" – an unknown and invisible substance thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the...
Hubble fortuitously discovers a new galaxy in the cosmic neighbourhood
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study some of the oldest and faintest stars in the globular cluster NGC 6752 have made...
Endangered sharks being eaten in UK
Endangered species of hammerhead and dogfish are among the sharks being sold as food in the UK, researchers have revealed.
University of Exeter scientists sampled...
Study finds billion-year superocean cycles in Earth’s history
Curtin researchers believe that ancient supercontinents formed and then fell apart through alternating cycles spanning hundreds of millions of years that involved superoceans being...
Graphene crinkles can be used as ‘molecular zippers’
A clever use of non-science engineering data from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has let a team of researchers, including an Arizona State University graduate...
Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica
250 million years ago, it was covered in forests and rivers, and the temperature rarely dipped below freezing. It was also home to diverse...
Huge cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay
A gigantic cavity—two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall—growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is...
