Life could survive beneath the surface of Mars and other planets using high energy particles from space
Enceladus (Saturn’s moon). Credit: NASA A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from…
Single-photon source created using defective tungsten diselenide
Magnetic field enhanced single-photon emission from defects in two-dimensional semiconductors. Credit: Kyoto U / Matsuda lab As the…
IceCube neutrino search sets first constraints on proton fraction of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays
In this artistic rendering, based on a real image of the IceCube Lab, a high-energy starting event is…
Laser pulses and nanoscale changes yield stable skyrmion bags for advanced spintronics
Fig. 1. The formation of skyrmions bags via laser shots is enabled by designing the anisotropy potential, symbolized…
Translocated woodpeckers thrive on Florida bombing range, boosting endangered population
Alex Lewanski releases a banded red-cockaded woodpecker. Bird banding allows researchers to track and monitor individuals, helping create…
Physicists show tensor mesons play important role in light-on-light scattering
Light is scattered by light—via virtual particles. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Usually, light waves can pass through…
Hybrid crystal-glass materials from meteorites transform heat control
The article discusses how increasing disorder in the atomic structure of materials influences macroscopic heat conduction—a critical property…
Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman
Dutch twins Alfons and Adrie Kennis specialize in lifelike reconstructions of prehistoric humans. With her clear blue eyes…
New microscope creates 3D ghost images of nanoparticles using entangled photons
The 3D quantum ghost imaging microscope setup. A laser and crystal (left) are used to make entangled photons,…
What’s the lifetime of a Dyson megaswarm?
Artist’s depiction of a Dyson swarm. Credit: Vedexent at Wikipedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0…
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Baryon acoustic oscillations represent the sound of the Big Bang. Credit: Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute, CC BY-SA Looking…
Hot, hot gold; mechanisms of face recognition; first pathway of gut-brain communication
Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold.…