Experiment to test quantum gravity just got a bit less complicated
Credit: University of Groningen Is gravity a quantum phenomenon? That has been one of the big outstanding questions in physics for decades. Together with colleagues...
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Tiny nanospindles enhance use of ultrasound to fight cancer
Small vanadium-doped titanium dioxide spindles sensitize cancerous tumors to ultrasound waves, markedly suppressing tumor growthCredit: Liang Cheng WASHINGTON, December 8, 2020 -- Ultrasound can be...
Adapting magnetometers for noisy, physically demanding environments
High-sensitivity, optically pumped magnetometers are used in a wide array of applications from monitoring magnetic disturbances in near space to detecting neural activityCredit: Arne Wickenbrock...
Hunting out hidden hydrogen: novel holey nanosheets for detecting hydrogen gas leaks
Scientists develop hydrogen sensors with holey zinc oxide "nanosheets" to prevent accidents from hydrogen gas leaksCredit: Unsplash In recent years, hydrogen (H2) has emerged as...
Megagrant to advance research on nanophotonics
A new lab at MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D MaterialsCredit: Natalia Arefieva/MIPT Press Office The MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D Materials has been...
Measurements of tree height can help cycad conservation decisions
Credit: University of Guam A multi-national research team has exploited long-term data sets that span 2001 to 2018 to reveal the utility of tree height...
SMART researchers design portable device for fast detection of plant stress
Raman leaf-clip sensor would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximise crop yield in a sustainable wayCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for...
New study allows regional prediction of uranium in groundwater
Credit: Image credit: Nona Chiariello / Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Lurking in sediments and surrounding the precious groundwater beneath our feet is a dangerous toxin:...
Deep Longevity publishes an epigenetic aging clock of unprecedented accuracy
DeepMAge is an epigenetic aging clock with a 2.77 years error margin, which makes it the most accurate DNAm clock to date. The clock shows...
Etihad becomes first airline to join UKs leading digital aviation research project
Credit: Cranfield University Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined the £65 million Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC),...
How poor oral hygiene may result in metabolic syndrome
Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease may cause diabetes Tokyo, Japan...
How the brain remembers right place, right time
Studies could lead to new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease Credit: Illustration by Melissa Logies DALLAS –...
Satellite tracking finds turtle foraging areas in Australia’s north-west
Mapping previously unknown green turtle foraging grounds and migratory routes supports their conservation Credit: Kellie Pendoley Marine scientists have mapped previously unknown foraging grounds and...
How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon
A new paper in Nature Energy outlines an electrochemical method for converting captured carbon into useful products, from fuels to plastics.Credit: Photo: Marit Mitchell A...
The world’s smallest high-performance magnetic tunnel junction
Credit: Butsurin Jinnai and Shunsuke Fukami A research group from Tohoku University led by current president Hideo Ohno has developed the world's smallest (2.3 nm)...
