Light-driven thermal barriers control fluid flow in three dimensions
Generation of a localized optofluidic barrier. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01731-z Scientists at the Department of Applied…
Supermassive black hole spews gas at record speeds, upending mass estimates
Artist’s impression of a rapidly feeding black hole that is emitting powerful gas outflows. Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/M.…
New catalog compiles more than 100 ‘spider’ pulsars that consume stellar partners
The comparably tiny spider pulsar blasts its much bigger neighboring star with so much energy that the side…
Gravitational wave detectors affected by daylight savings time
Aerial view of the LIGO observatory in Hanford, Washington. Credit: LIGO Observatory Interference from human activity has always…
Bridge recombinases, optimized for human cells, enable massive programmable DNA rearrangements
How bridge recombinases have a dual targeting capability that enable these systems to insert new genetic material, delete…
3D particle-in-cell simulations demonstrate first true steady state in turbulent plasma
Electric currents spatial distribution in a steady-state turbulence. Credit: PRL (2025), DOI: 10.1103/3777-z37m Plasma is a state of…
How diamond fails under extreme electrical fields
Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102843 A research team from the University of Chinese Academy of…
JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud
Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s…
The Architect as a Scientist: New Materials Emerging Between Science and Design
White Tower / Studio Benjamin Dillenburger + Michael Hansmeyer. Image © Girts Apskalns Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
Reclaimed materials shape Copenhagen Architecture Biennial pavilion
Reclaimed bricks, timber and ventilation pipes determined the form of the Inside Out, Downside Up pavilion, hand-built by…
The Architect as Mediator of Materials: Lessons from Hybrid Habitats
Courtesy of Hybrid Habitats Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1033945/the-architect-as-mediator-of-materials-lessons-from-hybrid-habitats With deep roots, sturdy trunks,…
How Entrance Systems Are Becoming the Hidden Infrastructure of Smart Buildings
Courtesy of Assa Abloy Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1033577/how-entrance-systems-are-becoming-the-hidden-infrastructure-of-smart-buildings In Jacques Tati’s Mon Oncle…