van der Waals Josephson junctions for quantum science and technology
Devoret, M. H. & Schoelkopf, R. J. Superconducting circuits for quantum information: an outlook. Science 339, 1169–1174 (2013).…
Sea otters have the densest fur of any mammal on Earth, up to one million hairs per square inch, because unlike whales and seals they carry no insulating blubber and would freeze to death in the North Pacific without a coat that traps a layer of air against their skin
A sea otter floating on its back off the California coast is wearing the densest fur of any…
Even Near a Supermassive Black Hole, Stars Enrich the Interstellar Medium
The Milky Way’s galactic center is dominated by its supermassive black hole (SMBH) Sagittarius A-star (Sgr. A*). It…
Japan is sending a spacecraft to land on Phobos, where gravity is about 1,700 times weaker than Earth’s. MMX will collect more than 10 grams of material and return it to Australia in 2031 — the first sample ever deliberately brought back to Earth from the Martian system.
Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft is not going to Phobos merely to photograph it. The mission is designed…
Krypton-sputtered tantalum films for scalable high-performance quantum devices
Awschalom, D. D., Bernien, H., Hanson, R., Oliver, W. D. & Vučković, J. Challenges and opportunities for quantum…
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails; it later became linked to the decline and extinction of native island snails
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive predatory…
Nate Florence Proves Finding Waves Is Always About the Search
Sometimes the search pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. Photo: Nathan Florence // YouTube The latest video from Nathan…
How youth-led action is driving circularity for plastics
Plastic pollution remains at high levels despite widespread attention, with production having doubled over the past two decades…
Satellite Image: Russian Space Center Linked to Starlink Copy Damaged
New satellite imagery shows damage at a Russian space center linked to Moscow’s version of SpaceX’s Starlink following…
Quantum Computer Solves a Problem in 15 Minutes That Classical Methods Can’t Practically Compute
Scientists used a new error correction method to encode 70 logical qubits and solve a problem that is…
Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream…
Swedish researchers use 3D model to study snoring mechanics
Anyone who has had to share a room – or worse, a bed – with a loud snorer…