New hollow-core fibres break a 40-year limit on light transmission – Physics World
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Genomic and hormone study finds 22 additional type 2 diabetes-related variants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers identified almost two dozen previously unknown genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes…
JWST detects atmosphere on potentially habitable TRAPPIST-1e
For the first time, astronomers may have caught a glimpse of an atmosphere around TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world…
Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds | Fossil fuels
The US currently subsidizes the fossil-fuel industry to the tune of nearly $31bn per year, according to a…
SpaceX Buys Spectrum, Spectrum Specifics, SpaceX’s Big Bet – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
SpaceX just made a huge deal for spectrum, but they will still need partners; the real goal is…
Physicists demonstrate controlled expansion of quantum wavepacket in a levitated nanoparticle
Picture showing a nanoparticle with a fuzzy contour—somehow an artistic impression of delocalization. The noisy trajectories on the…
South Africa amended its research guidelines to allow for heritable human genome editing
Update: since this article was published, South Africa’s health authorities have withdrawn the section on heritable human genome…
Rogue DNA Rings Unveil Clues to Brain Cancer Growth
An international team of scientists has revealed how rogue rings of DNA that float outside of our chromosomes…
Rainforest Alliance Launching Regenerative Agriculture Certification for Coffee
Coffee growing under a shade canopy. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown. Â Rainforest Alliance just announced…
China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter
HELSINKI — Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when…
Why ice is slippery: Scientists overturn 200 years of assumptions
Every winter, countless people step onto icy sidewalks and suddenly find themselves sliding. For generations, the explanation was…