Researchers discover tunable room-temperature nonlinear Hall effect in bismuth thin films

Non-linear Hall effect in bismuth thin films can be controlled by the geometry of the microfabricated arc-shaped channels. Credit: B. Schröder/ HZDR A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)…

Honda Unveils First Hydrogen-Powered Consumer Vehicle in US

The first hydrogen fuel cell consumer vehicle for America was announced Tuesday by Honda. With a name that doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, the CR-V e:FCEV combines a hydrogen…

Researchers model blood-brain barrier using ‘Tissue-in-a-CUBE’ system

The modular Tissue-in-a-CUBE platform for drug screening, a new alternative model for animal testing. Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan…

OpenAI seeks dismissal of parts of NY Times copyright suit

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI asked a US judge to dismiss several elements of a lawsuit brought by The New York Times, which accuses the ChatGPT creator of using millions…

It’s time to take to court the governments that fund fossil fuels

A new wave of climate litigation is targeting state institutions that are still providing public finance for fossil fuels, despite pledges to turn off the funding tap Today’s climate crisis…

Black Hole Fashions Stellar Beads on a String

An international team of astronomers has discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded. A black hole – artistic impression. Image credit: Alius Noreika /…

Epidemic of severe infections of skin, scalp, and nails: Overuse of over-the-counter creams linked to antifungal resistance

Psychosocial therapies could be effective treatment for non-physical symptoms of menopause

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), could be an effective treatment option for menopause-related mood symptoms, memory and concentration problems, finds a new…

Roman defensive spikes unveiled at the Leibniz Centre for Archaeology

In 2023, archaeologists from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main uncovered a series of wooden defensive spikes during excavations of a 1st century AD Roman fort in Bad Ems, western Germany. The…

Imperfect Harmony: Rethinking Pythagoras’ Musical Consonance

Summary: New research challenges Pythagoras’s ancient theory on musical consonance, revealing our preference for slight imperfections in chords rather than the perfect integer ratios traditionally associated with beautiful music. The…