All News

Phys.org / Calibrating qubit charge to make quantum computers even more reliable

Quantum computers will be able to assume highly complex tasks in the future. With superconducting quantum processors, however, it has thus far been difficult to read out experimental results because measurements can cause ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Helium leak discovered on the exoplanet WASP-107b

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS has observed giant clouds of helium escaping from the exoplanet WASP-107b. Obtained ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / From pine chips to pharmaceuticals: Lignin upcycled into amides using reusable catalyst

An international research team from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) has developed a novel, environmentally friendly process for producing high-quality amides from the plant substance lignin—important building ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Study investigates treatment safety in cases of late HIV diagnosis

About 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 people affected. If the infection is not treated, the body will eventually be unable to defend itself ...

Dec 1, 2025 in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Argon ion treatment increases carbon nanowall electrode capacitance fivefold

Researchers from Skoltech, MIPT, and the RAS Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics have achieved a five-fold increase in the capacitance of carbon nanowalls, a material used in the electrodes of supercapacitors. ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Dialog / Dislocations without crystals: Burgers vectors discovered in glass

For nearly a century, scientists have understood how crystalline materials—such as metals and semiconductors—bend without breaking. Their secret lies in tiny, line-like defects called dislocations, which move through ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Serendipitous observation reveals how airplanes discharge static electricity

An international team of scientists, led by Olaf Scholten, professor of astrophysics at the University of Groningen, has observed radio wave emissions originating from a commercial airliner, most likely caused by the discharge ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Expansion of Antarctic bottom water contributed to end of last Ice Age, study finds

Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age ended, global temperatures rose and the early Holocene began, during which time human societies became increasingly settled. A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows the ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Silver-infused zeolite efficiently separates xenon from krypton for industrial use

An international team of researchers have found a better way to separate two rare and important gases—xenon and krypton—that are often combined in chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical, and environmental processes.

Dec 1, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Stem cell organoids mimic aspects of early limb development

Scientists at EPFL have created a scalable 3D organoid model that captures key features of early limb development, revealing how a specialized signaling center shapes both cell identity and tissue organization.

Dec 1, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Nature's greatest method actors: The insects that cosplay bumblebees

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example is mimicry, where one species (the mimic) has evolved to resemble another (the model).

Dec 1, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Humpback whales are making a comeback—here's one reason why

When University of Southern Denmark whale researcher Olga Filatova set off on her first field trip in 2000, she spent five years looking for whales before she saw a humpback.

Dec 1, 2025 in Biology