Chemistry
Quantum-entangled light from a vibrating membrane
Credit: Ola Joensen Entanglement, a powerful form of correlation among quantum systems, is an important resource for quantum computing. Researchers...
New explanation for sudden heat collapses in plasmas can help create fusion energy
Credit: Photo and composite by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun...
Argonne and CERN weigh in on the origin of heavy elements
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory A long-held mystery in the field of nuclear physics is why the universe is composed of...
APS tip sheet: Untangling neurons with scattered light
New analysis examines light scattering properties in brain tissue to better understand the three-dimensional structure of nerve fibersCredit: Forschungszentrum Jülich...
Unearthing gut secret paves way for targeted treatments
Scientists at Flinders University have, for the first time, identified a specific type of sensory nerve ending in the gut...
Unique structural fluctuations at ice surface promote autoionization of water molecules
Direct experimental evidence for markedly enhanced surface proton activity inherent to water iceCredit: NINS/IMS Water ice is one of the...
Sturgeon genome sequenced
Credit: Andreas Hartl Sometimes referred to as the "the Methuselah of freshwater fish", sturgeons and their close relatives are very...
Using fiber optics to advance safe and renewable energy
Berkeley Lab to develop innovative technologies to make offshore wind and natural gas storage more reliableCredit: Berkeley Lab Fiber optic...
A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart
Credit: Jinah Jang (POSTECH) The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to...
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devicesCredit: Courtesy of the researchers The brain is one of...
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
New insights into phase transitions using artificial intelligenceCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have...
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Rice University calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panelsCredit: Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 27,...
Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions
Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State Bosons and fermions, the two classes into which all particles--from the sub-atomic to atoms themselves--can...
Physicist from Hannover develops new photon source for tap-proof communication
New method for generating quantum-entangled photons in a spectral range of light previously inaccessible developedCredit: Michael Kues/PQT An international team...
Multi-stage deformation process in high-entropy alloys at ultra-low temperatures revealed
Pave the way to design new structural materials with superior mechanical propertiesCredit: © Professor Wang Xunli / City University of...
A funnel of light
Credit: University Rostock / Alexander Szameit Professor Ronny Thomale holds a chair for theoretical condensed matter physics, the TP1, at...
ALMA resolves gas impacted by young jets from supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), K. T. Inoue et al. Astronomers obtained the first resolved image of disturbed gaseous clouds in a...
Better, safer batteries
A new battery chemistry promises safer high-voltage lithium-ion batteriesCredit: © 2020 Yamada et al. For the first time, researchers who...
Control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in seas
HKU study shows that control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in China's coastal SeasCredit: Photo courtesy: Dr...
Highly efficient and stable double layer solar cell developed
Credit: KAIST Solar cells convert light into energy, but they can be inefficient and vulnerable to the environment, degrading with,...
