The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has set off on a three-month science mission in the Arctic. As part of this mission, a new infrared imaging system will collect a…
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‘Quantum avalanche’ explains how nonconductors turn into conductors
UB physics professor Jong Han is the lead author on a new study that helps solve a longstanding physics mystery on how insulators transition into metals via an electric field,…
Elon Musk reveals new ‘X’ logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird
This screen shot taken Monday, July 24, 2023, in New York, shows Elon Musk’s Twitter page with the new X logo that he introduced a day before. Musk has unveiled…
Team boosts metropolitan quantum teleportation to hertz rate
a, Aerial view of the teleportation system. Alice ‘A’ is located at network’s switching room, Bob ‘B’ and Charlie ‘C’ are located at two separated laboratories. All fibers connecting the…
Researchers use the antidepressant tianeptine to manage chronic pain
TIAN induces antiallodynic effects more rapidly than DMI. Credit: Neuropsychopharmacology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01645-w Neuropathic pain is a debilitating condition estimated to affect as much as 10% of the global population.…
Groundbreaking e-scooter study shows surface transitions as most common hurdle
Credit: Jacob Levin / Virginia Tech A historic study has provided first-time insights on electric scooters. In September 2019, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) began the first large-scale naturalistic driving…
Medieval sword found on seabed was likely lost during naval battle |
Medieval sword found off Israel’s Hof HaCarmel coast was likely lost during a naval battle 800-years-ago during the Crusader period. The sword was discovered in 2021 by Shlomi Katzin while…
G20 divisions over key climate goals pile pressure on Cop28 hosts
The world’s largest economies failed to agree on targets to phase down fossil fuels and scale up renewables Energy ministers from some of the world’s largest economies failed to agree…
Study demonstrates construction of monoatomic lead layers with specially developed method for the first time
Chritran Ghosal (r.) and Dr Philip Schädlich examine the electronic properties of the 2D meat layers in a laboratory at the TUC’s Institute of Physics. Credit: Franziska Schölzel, Chemnitz University…
