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Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan divides
Airlines say the hefty cost of compensating passengers for delays leads them to cancel flights rather than run them late — due to the knock-on effect on flight schedules. The…
China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua…
Peruvian farmer loses RWE case but sets climate precedent
A German court on Wednesday dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from German utility RWE for allegedly putting his home at risk through climate change, as the judge ruled…
2D quantum sensor uses spin defects for precise magnetic field detection
Artist’s impression of hexagonal boron nitride layers containing a spin, represented by the red arrow, which can be used for sensing magnetic fields. Credit: Carmem M. Gilardoni/ Simone Eizagirre Barker…
Solitonic superfluorescence paves way for high-temperature quantum materials
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at room temperature. The work could serve as a blueprint for…
Exotic quasiparticles in the coldest corners of the universe
Researchers inject an impurity into a one-dimensional ultracold gas, thereby generating a quasiparticle with exotic properties. Credit: University of Innsbruck Nature categorizes particles into two fundamental types: fermions and bosons.…
Mother’s warmth in childhood can influence teen health by shaping perceptions of social safety
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new UCLA Health research points to an important…
AI to spur more music creativity, not a threat: Spotify CEO
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence will encourage more people to create music in the future and is not a threat to the industry, the founder and CEO of streaming…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Earth-observing satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky tonight (May 28), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket is scheduled to lift off…
