The fractional quantum Hall effect has generally been seen under very high magnetic fields, but MIT physicists have now observed it in simple graphene. In a five-layer graphene/ hexagonal boron…
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Silicon and endophyte defences in tall fescue reduce feeding and weaken immunity of an insect herbivore. – Functional Ecologists
Ximena Cibils-Stewart completed her doctoral dissertation at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, and works as an adjunct scientist at the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria in…
Physicists achieve first demonstration of non-Abelian anyons in a quantum processor
by Anne J. Manning, Harvard Gazette Inside the chamber of the Quantinuum H2 quantum processor. Credit: Quantinuum Our physical, 3D world consists of just two types of particles: bosons, which…
Bright Galaxies Put Dark Matter to the Test
For the past year and a half, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered astonishing images of distant galaxies formed not long after the Big Bang, giving scientists their first…
Despite Cop28 pledge, France keeps farming fossil fuel subsidies
France has abandoned plans to phase out tax breaks on agricultural diesel in efforts to appease its increasingly disgruntled farmers At Cop28 last December, France’s former minister for the energy…
Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym rats
Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health throughout a person’s lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build strong…
What is Alaskapox? A microbiologist explains the recently discovered virus that just claimed its first fatality
Alaskapox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox, claimed its first fatality in January 2024 when an elderly Alaskan man died of the illness. The virus,…
Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
Elon Musk startup Neuralink developed robotic surgery equipment as part of its work to link brains to computers. Elon Musk says the first human patient with a brain implant from…
Kiribati’s government not responsible for viral post, sorry
The pacific nation of Kiribati has a population of 115,372 (2023 est.) spread over 33 islands – although only 21 of the islands are habitable. It was too good to…
New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions
As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky will provide the agency with more insight into how galaxies…
