Real-time imaging of nanoscale ice crystals promises better weather and climate models
Platform for the simultaneous detection of nano-ice nuclei, cloud droplets, and ice crystals: Schematic of McGill Real-Time Ice…
Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake
This photo provided by Re:wild shows the Barbados threadsnake next to a ruler, in the Scotland District of…
XRISM satellite maps sulfur in both gas and solid forms across Milky Way
This composite shows a section of the interstellar medium scientists X-rayed for sulfur using the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray…
First quantum confinement achieved without physical downsizing
Schematic illustration of the exciton confinement in cyclohexane-linked COF. Credit: Prof. Dou’s group / Chinese Academy of Sciences…
Quantum tool could lead to gamma-ray lasers and access the multiverse
Graduate student Kalyan Tirumalasetty (left) and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Aakash Sahai work on their quantum technology…
How the moon’s hidden protection shields against solar wind erosion
Despite the wonderful images captured from the lunar surface that suggest otherwise, the Moon does have an atmosphere.…
Simulations show dwarf galaxies and their gas environments evolve together
The schematic diagram illustrates the regions occupied by the dwarf galaxy, the circumgalactic medium (CGM), and the intergalactic…
Gold clusters mimic atomic spin properties for scalable quantum computing applications
New research shows how gold clusters mimic the key properties of the most accurate systems currently used in quantum…
New AI study clarifies the origins of Papua New Guineans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has shed new light on the genetic origins of…
Cooling rate triggers phase transitions in silicon surfaces
Silicon atoms on a silicon surface organize in pairs that can assume two different positions like a seesaw.…
LUX-ZEPLIN experiment sets more stringent constraints on cosmic ray-boosted dark matter
The LZ central detector in the clean room at Sanford Lab after assembly, before beginning its journey underground.…
Unusual plasma waves detected above Jupiter’s north pole may finally have explanation
Top: Amplitude of the electric field fluctuations during a Juno pass over the Jupiter’s north pole. The white…