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Tech Xplore / Beat the heat with these cooling gadgets and wearables
You can only sit in front of the fridge with the door open for so long.
Tech Xplore / 'Big Beautiful Bill' will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
When congressional Republicans decided to cut some Biden-era energy subsidies to help fund their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they could have pruned wasteful subsidies while sparing the rest. Instead, they did the reverse. ...
Phys.org / Chang'e-6 samples unlock secrets of the moon's farside
The moon's near and far sides exhibit striking asymmetry—from topography and crustal thickness to volcanic activity—yet the origins of these differences have long puzzled scientists.
Phys.org / When Theia struck Earth, it helped set the stage for life to appear
How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid lifelessness, did our planet become warm, hospitable, and life-sustaining? The answer to these questions is ...
Tech Xplore / Decoupled electrolysis method paves way for industrial-scale green hydrogen production
A recent review in Nature Reviews Clean Technology presents, for the first time, a pathway for scaling up decoupled water electrolysis (DWE) technologies to produce industrial-scale green hydrogen.
Phys.org / Radiocarbon dating reveals Rapa Nui not as isolated as previously thought
Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) developed in isolation following its initial settlement.
Tech Xplore / Space-based experiments show wax-filled heat sinks keep electronics cooler for longer
An interdisciplinary research team including mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is investigating cooling methods ...
Phys.org / Quantum computer simulates spontaneous symmetry breaking at zero temperature
For the first time, an international team of scientists has experimentally simulated spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) at zero temperature using a superconducting quantum processor. This achievement, which was accomplished ...
Phys.org / The hidden mechanics of abrupt transitions: Superconducting networks show how tiny changes trigger system collapse
Why do some changes in nature unfold gradually, while others occur in the blink of an eye? Rust forming on metal is a slow, steady process that takes days or even weeks to become visible. By contrast, a power grid can collapse ...
Tech Xplore / Reducing energy consumption with phase change materials
Water has proven its value as a heat carrier, for example, when it comes to transferring heat from a boiler to a radiator or keeping cooling ceilings chilled. But there is a new contender on the scene: In the Optimus project, ...
Phys.org / Platform enables tunable photonic crystals with integrated spin-orbit coupling and controlled laser emission
A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The platform created by the researchers enables the formation and dynamic tuning of photonic crystals with ...
Phys.org / New fluorescent probe enables rapid, visible detection of harmful pesticide residues
A team of researchers led by Prof. Jiang Changlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a fast and simple way to detect harmful pesticide residues, with results visible ...
