Science X Dialog
Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / Explaining dark matter without hypothetical undiscovered particles and without changing physical laws
The mysterious dark matter! The universe has five times more dark matter than normal matter. Dark matter is just as mysterious as the origin of the big bang.
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Dialog / Reimagining the laser: New ideas from quantum theory could herald a revolution
Lasers were created 60 years ago this year, when three different laser devices were unveiled by independent laboratories in the United States. A few years later, one of these inventors called the unusual light sources "a ...
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Dialog / Cool discovery: New studies confirm moon has ice on the sunlit surface
Water is more abundant on the moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface.
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Dialog / Dark matter: Our method for catching ghostly halos could help unveil what it's made of
The search for dark matter—an unknown and invisible substance thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the universe—is at a crossroads. Although it was proposed nearly 70 years ago and has been searched for intensely—with ...
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Dialog / We vibrated earthworms to learn about safely connecting human brains to computers
This year, my colleague Andrey Pototsky and I were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for our experimental work involving vibrating living earthworms.
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Dialog / New technologies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and pre-industrial CO2 levels by 2150
As humanity struggles to limit ever-rising temperatures, it also seeks to address growing poverty, disease and hunger across the world. Our team has designed an approach to address both issues in a way that is practical, ...
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Dialog / Einstein's missed opportunity to rid us of 'spooky actions at a distance'
Why do moving rulers shrink (length contraction) and moving clocks run slow (time dilation) such that everyone measures the same speed of light c, regardless of their relative motions? Einstein resolved this mystery at the ...
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Dialog / An open access software-based tool for predicting COVID-19 susceptibility in animals
The world is currently in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 from human to wildlife and domestic animals is an immediate concern of medical scientists worldwide. Recently, there have been ...
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Dialog / 4-D nanoparticles open new perspectives in safer treatment of tumors with nanomedicine
In the context of nanomedicine, nanoparticles are effective because they can be endowed with multiple functions and are able to hit their target without the need for extremely high doses, which are associated with dangerous ...
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Dialog / We discovered a missing gene fragment that's shedding new light on how males develop
It's one of the most important genes in biology: Sry, the gene that makes males male. Development of the sexes is a crucial step in sexual reproduction and is essential for the survival of almost all animal species.
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Dialog / Delocalized states within the superconducting gap
Everyone knows that "diamonds are forever." The brilliantly shining stones make for magnificent jewelry and represent carbon in its most prestigious form. What most people do not know, however, is the fascinating physics ...
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Dialog / There's no single gene for left-handedness: At least 41 regions of DNA are involved
Most people consistently use the same hand to do tasks that require skill and control such as writing or threading a needle. We know genetics plays a big part in which hand a person prefers, but it has been difficult to identify ...