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Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging

October 15, 2025

Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) detected and characterized directional muons. Credit: https://pxhere.com/es/photo/788784?utm_content=shareClip&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pxhere Muon beams can now be created…

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Anomalous metal sheds light on 'impossible' state between superconductivity and insulation

October 15, 2025

(a) Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a reference device, taken before depositing the global top gate. The square…

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Study reveals gene boundaries are dynamic, not fixed

October 15, 2025

Transcription elongation rates drive the positional coordination of mRNA initiation and termination. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado8279 Molecular…

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Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry

October 15, 2025

Scientists at Auburn University created a new type of material where electrons can move freely across a solid…

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Can we hear gravitational-wave 'beats' in the rhythm of pulsars?

October 15, 2025

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen…

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Naked mole-rats are naturally immune to cancer, exhibit no measurable deterioration of the brain and spinal cord, and are resistant to arthritis.

October 11, 2025

A new study investigating the extraordinary longevity of the naked mole-rat has identified an evolved DNA repair mechanism…

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Nobel Prize for quantum breakthroughs energises India’s leap into the future

October 10, 2025

Imagine a machine so clever it could solve in minutes what would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions…

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October 5, 2025

The mysterious far side of the Moon may be significantly cooler deep within its interior than the side…

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October 5, 2025

A series of studies on various animals’ behaviors all point to the same thing: hotter temperatures lead to…

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New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries

September 4, 2025

A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…

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Ring laser measures Earth's axis wobble with unprecedented precision

September 4, 2025

Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…

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The cosmic giant challenging our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe

September 4, 2025

Location of QSO1 on the MBH −M∗ plane. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.21748 Scientists have discovered a giant…

Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging

Anomalous metal sheds light on ‘impossible’ state between superconductivity and insulation

Study reveals gene boundaries are dynamic, not fixed

Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry

Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?

Secret to long life unlocked? Naked mole-rat’s DNA repair mechanism offers promising longevity clues

Nobel Prize for quantum breakthroughs energises India’s leap into the future

Scientists make big discovery on far side of the Moon not visible to us

‘They start really fighting, like grappling’

New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries

Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision

The cosmic giant challenging our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe