Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the…
3D-printed metamaterials harness complex geometry to dampen mechanical vibrations
This 3-D printed kagome tube can passively isolate vibrations using its complex, but deliberate, structure. Credit: James McInerney,…
Anomalous metal sheds light on ‘impossible’ state between superconductivity and insulation
(a) Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a reference device, taken before depositing the global top gate. The square…
Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen…
Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits
Impression of the 6.9 minute double white dwarf binary J1539+5027, composed of a tidally heated white dwarf (yellow)…
Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging
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…
Software solution can correct image blurring by James Webb Space Telescope
Before and after the image sharpening process. Credit: Max Charles/University of Sydney A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students…
Direct evidence of universal anyon tunneling in a chiral Luttinger liquid revealed in edge-mode experiment
Image showing the actual device measured in the experiment. The GaAs chip is mounted on a PCB board…
Betelgeuse’s secret companion star finally revealed
An image of Betelgeuse, the yellow-red star, and the signature of its close companion, the faint blue object.…
Earth’s continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals
UHT differentiation of continental crust. The schematics show the processes involved in the refining of immature continental crust…
Mechanical method uses collisions to break down plastic for sustainable recycling
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chem (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102754 While plastics help enable modern standards of living, their accumulation in…
Greedy black hole feeds via two spiral arms
Gas is streaming towards the black hole through two spiral arms that are embedded in the disk. These…