Chemistry
Scientists seize rare chance to watch faraway star system evolve
At only 1% the age of the sun, the DS Tuc binary system shows us how a planet might naturally...
Sinking sea mountains make and muffle earthquakes
Credit: Andrew Gase/National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Subduction zones -- places where one tectonic plate dives beneath another...
Fish school by randomly copying each other, rather than following the group
Credit: Photo by Milos Prelevic on Unsplash. Fish school by copying each other and changing directions randomly, rather than calculating...
Cloud data speeds set to soar with aid of laser mini-magnets
Credit: Dr Olof Johansson Tiny, laser-activated magnets could enable cloud computing systems to process data up to 100 times faster...
Hydrogen energy at the root of life
Evolutionary biologyCredit: Susan Lang, U. of SC. / NSF / ROV Jason / 2018 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Since...
A current map for improving circuit design
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A practical method for mapping the flow of a current in devices with complex geometries that...
Quantum mechanical simulations of Earth’s lower mantle minerals
Credit: Ehime University Recent progress in theoretical mineral physics based on the ab initio quantum mechanical computation method has been...
Carbon chains adopt fusilli or spaghetti shapes if they have odd or even numbers
Credit: University of Bristol Helical shapes are very familiar in the natural world and, at the molecular level, of DNA,...
Two stars merged to form massive white dwarf
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs...
‘Digital disruption’ a game-changer for climate: Future Earth report
Scientists, innovators turn to digital sector for transformative 'systems change' on climate; 'Digital Disruptions for Sustainability (D^2S): A Research, Innovation,...
Whether horseradish flea beetles deter predators depends on their food plant and their life stage
Larvae of these leaf beetles deploy plant defense compounds to fend off predators, whereas their pupae cannotCredit: Benjamin Fabian, Max...
Understanding mechanics and materials though evolution and biomaterials
Scientists will present research on the mechanical and physical properties of skeletal evolution, biomaterials, and aging at the APS March...
Ultrafast probing reveals intricate dynamics of quantum coherence
Ultrafast, multidimensional spectroscopy unlocks macroscopic-scale effects of quantum electronic correlations.Credit: FLEET Ultrafast, multidimensional spectroscopy unlocks macroscopic-scale effects of quantum electronic...
Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New Sussex study sheds light
Scientists one step closer to understanding the mystery of matter in the universeCredit: University of Sussex Scientists at the University...