AuthorThe sun unleashes its strongest flare this cycle
Image of the October 3, 2024 X9 flare seen in extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO Yesterday the sun released a huge solar flare, and it’s heading toward Earth. It’s nothing…
Innovative method targets removal of PFAS from wastewater
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have pioneered an innovative method to tackle one of the world’s most persistent environmental threats—toxic chemicals in global water supplies. They…
Harnessing magnetic relaxation: ‘Pac-Man effect’ enables precise organization of superparamagnetic beads
Magnetic colloid dipole orbit representation (left) resembles a Pac-Man shape (right). Credit: Biswal lab/Rice University Particles that are larger than regular molecules or atoms yet remain invisible to the naked…
Niobium-tin magnet could be key to unlocking potential of heavy-ion accelerator
Cross-sectional view of the 28 GHz ECRIS superconducting magnet. Credit: Berkeley Lab Researchers from Berkeley Lab’s Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division have teamed up with colleagues from Michigan…
Polymeric cloak stabilizes cytokine complex to generate tumor-targeted nanosuperagonist
Mode of action of nanosuperagonist. Credit: Horacio Cabral A group led by Prof. Horacio Cabral has discovered a new method to construct protein complex-based therapeutics. Prof. Cabral is a visiting…
Theoretical physicist uncovers how twisting layers of a material can generate mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect
(Left) An atomic force microscope image showing a sample of twisted layers of WS₂ (a material made of tungsten and sulfur). The scale bar represents 4 micrometers (4 millionths of…
Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate, satellite data show
Ardley Island. Credit: Dan Charman Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than 10-fold over the last four decades, new research shows. The Antarctic Peninsula, like many polar…
How future heat waves at sea could devastate UK marine ecosystems and fisheries
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The oceans are warming at an alarming rate. 2023 shattered records across the world’s oceans, and was the first time that ocean temperatures exceeded 1°C over…
Hexagonal magnetic defects could lead to energy-efficient neuromorphic computing
Hexagonal defect ASI with vortex. Credit: Communications Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00614-0 Artificial intelligence applications are experiencing a boom and expected to be mainstream technologies in the near future. However, these…
Scientists develop novel method for strengthening PVC products
Credit: Chem (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.021 Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Their study has identified…
