Quantum interference offers a radically different way to measure time
A new “quantum watch” uses changing interference patterns inside excited helium atoms to determine how much time has…
Scientists discover why rain drops can damage metal protective coatings
Water droplets can become electrically charged as they slide across surfaces, sometimes reaching electrical potentials of thousands of…
Scientists design new RNA therapy to bypass mutations behind thousands of genetic diseases
Scientists engineered transfer RNA to bypass premature genetic stop signals and restore production of full-length proteins in cystic…
New ‘Google-like’ search engine can scan millions of cells for hidden RNA clues in seconds
Malva can search RNA sequences across millions of individual cells in seconds without requiring researchers to download enormous…
CERN physicists recreate matter from the early universe using ‘Little Big Bangs’
Physicists created signs of primordial quark-gluon plasma by colliding oxygen and neon nuclei, much smaller nuclei than traditionally…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
Helix Nebula reveals what happens to material shed by a dying star
The Helix Nebula is revealing how debris from a dying star gets broken apart and mixed into the…
ETH Zurich researchers detect a possible fifth force of nature
Precision measurements of calcium atoms revealed an unexpected pattern that cannot be explained by the simplest atomic physics…
JWST finds water around a dying star near the Milky Way’s central black hole
A giant aging star near the Milky Way’s central black hole is shedding enormous amounts of gas and…
A new wave equation for light challenges how physics explains the arrow of time
A new wave equation suggests accelerating waves can move only toward positive time, offering a possible microscopic explanation…
Neandertal DNA linked to more muscle mass in modern adults
A Neandertal version of the growth hormone receptor is linked to slightly greater muscle mass, height and weight…
For the first-time ever, scientists image the 3D wavefunction of an organic molecule
Scientists reconstructed a molecule’s full three-dimensional electron wavefunction using a laboratory system instead of a large synchrotron facility.A…