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First images capture cholesterol crystal formation in the body
A pair of University of Houston professors, known for their contributions to crystal engineering with specific breakthroughs in the design of therapeutics to prevent crystallization in human diseases, are discovering...
Topological insulator nanowires reveal superconducting effect, bringing topological quantum computing closer to reality
Physicists at the University of Cologne have taken an important step forward in the pursuit of topological quantum computing by demonstrating the first-ever observation of Crossed Andreev Reflection (CAR) in...
Self-optimizing catalysts facilitate water-splitting for the green production of hydrogen
Hydrogen is a much-debated option in terms of CO₂-neutral energy production. Electrolyzer units that split water into its constituent oxygen and storable hydrogen are supplied with electricity from renewable resources,...
NASA’s Chevron Technology Quiets the Skies
A chevron nozzle is installed on NASA’s Learjet for a mid-March 2001 flight test at Lorain Country Airport to verify that in an emergency, the aircraft could be flown using only the...
Catalyst uses just water and oxygen for greener and simpler industrial chemical production
Researchers have developed a simple, sustainable and economic way to make the common household and industrial chemical, hydrogen peroxide. The novel method also opens potential pathways to the production of...
Molecular motors in action: Visualizing α-cyclodextrin movement along polymer chains
Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors—intricate systems...
Water movement on surfaces makes more electric charge than expected
Researchers from RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously understood when it moves across a...
Amino acid assists in recycling rechargeable batteries
A new strategy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is based on a hydrometallurgical process in neutral solution. This allows for the extraction of lithium and other valuable metals in an...
Novel technique manipulates water waves to precisely control floating objects
A team of international scientists co-led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a way to manipulate water waves, allowing them to trap and precisely move floating objects—almost...
ARVO Foundation announces 2025 Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award recipient
Rockville, Md.--The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today that Swathi Kaliki, MD, is the 2025 recipient of the Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award. Kaliki heads...
Smart Humidity Sensor Transforms Human Behavior Recognition
A cutting-edge humidity sensing system has been unveiled, capable of monitoring human behaviors in real-time through the detection of respiratory patterns. This breakthrough technology integrates a highly sensitive humidity sensor...
Scientists Take an Important Step Toward Mitigating Errors in Analog Quantum Simulations of Many-Body Problems
Simulations of quantum many-body problems are a challenge for even the most powerful conventional computers. Quantum computing has the potential to solve this challenge using an approach called an analog...
China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit
New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly capable of capturing millimeter resolution from over 60 miles away.
Untangling quantum entanglement with new calculation formulas
Once described by Einstein as "spooky action at a distance," quantum entanglement may now seem less intimidating in light of new research findings.
Nitrogen for nothing and your protein for free
More than half of the protein within our body can be directly traced to a process invented more than 100 years ago by two German chemists, Fritz Haber and Carl...
Black hole X-ray binary SLX 1746–331 shows unusual outburst pattern
Chinese astronomers investigated the spectral and temporal properties of a black hole X-ray binary system known as SLX 1746–331, during its recent outburst. Results of the study, published in The...
Nanoparticle breakthrough could bring 'holy grail' of solar power within reach
Digital generated image of solar panel with purple-blue reflection.
Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? It's actually a 5th state of matter.
Is ranch dressing a solid or a liquid? A physicist explains that the short answer is both … and neither.
NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research
3 min readNASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the...
Fusion for the Future: Nuclear Lab Plays Key Role in Testing a Crucial Technology
A cutting-edge project to test "fusion blanket" technologies is taking shape, with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) leading the charge to create a critical component of a fusion reactor. This...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Researchers Decipher Cause of Solid-State Battery Breakdowns
A team at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has discovered how tiny needles of metallic lithium known as dendrites form during solid-state battery use, which can...
About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles
5 min readAbout Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles Artist’s concept of drones flying in an urban environment near large city skyscrapers.NASA / Maria Werries Remotely piloted aircraft could transform the way we...
Essential oil modification boosts clove oil's emulsifying efficiency and antibacterial properties
Clove essential oil is a promising antibacterial substance. In a recent study, researchers from Dongguk University explore a sustainable way to create carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from clove residue left...
Quantum entanglement sensors could test quantum gravity
Ask almost any physicist what the most frustrating problem is in modern-day physics, and they will likely say the discrepancy between general relativity and quantum mechanics. That discrepancy has been...
Novel high-fidelity computational microscopy uses stable features for clearer imaging
Computational microscopy is vital in biomedicine and materials science. Traditional methods struggle with optical aberrations, noise interference, and differences between physical models and real-world imaging, reducing the resolution and accuracy....
A round-trip journey of electrons: Electron catalysis enables direct fixation of N₂ to azo compounds
Nitrogen gas (N2) is one of the most abundant yet highly stable gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Its N≡N triple bond has an extremely high bond dissociation energy (~940.95 kJ...
Microwave synthesis produces MXene 25 times faster than traditional methods while using 75% less energy
MXene is a lightweight two-dimensional (2D) material capable of protecting everything—including spacecraft, mechanical components, and maybe even people—from harmful radiation. Because traditional synthesis requires multi-step processes that can take up...
Quantum mechanics: Hypercomplex, or 'just' complex?
Today, physicists are still asking themselves whether quantum mechanics needs hypercomplex numbers. FAU researchers Ece Ipek Saruhan, Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier and Dr. Marc Oliver Pleinert have been investigating...