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Phys.org / Chang'e-6's far-side lunar samples show strongly cohesive behavior

Lunar samples serve as a critical link between orbital remote sensing and ground-truth measurements. Previous sample-return missions—Apollo, Luna, and Chang'e-5—have collectively brought back approximately 383 kilograms ...

2 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Anomalous electronic state opens pathway to room-temperature superconductivity

Superconductive materials can conduct electricity with no resistance, but typically only at very low temperatures. Realizing superconductivity at room temperature could enable advanced, energy-efficient electronics and other ...

1 hour ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Uncovering hidden losses in solar cells: New analysis method reveals the nature of defects

A joint research team has successfully identified, for the first time, the specific types of defects responsible for efficiency loss in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells.

1 hour ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one

A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly recommends wearing ...

1 hour ago in Earth
Phys.org / Vampires in the deep: An ancient link between octopuses and squids

Researchers from the University of Vienna (Austria), National Institute of Technology—Wakayama College (NITW; Japan), and Shimane University (Japan) present the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to date. Their analyses, ...

2 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Looping long-necked dinosaur site reveals its secrets

An analysis of a unique looping trail of ancient footprints in the United States reveals the dinosaur which made it may have been limping.

2 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Archaea can modify ribosomal RNA to survive extreme heat environments

Hyperthermophilic archaea are true survival experts. They thrive in boiling hot springs and deep-sea vents—environments lethal to nearly all other forms of life.

1 hour ago in Biology
Phys.org / How to turn water into wine, with raisins

It's astonishing to realize how innovative our ancestors were in food and beverage production before modern science and technology. Without understanding or isolating them, ancient peoples made use of yeasts like Saccharomyces ...

1 hour ago in Biology
Dialog / Voodoo economics: How wildlife trade for ritual use is wiping out Africa's vultures

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was widespread among human ...

1 hour ago in Biology
Phys.org / Defining work and heat in quantum systems: Laser light coherence offers a consistent approach

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a new approach to applying thermodynamics to microscopic quantum systems.

1 hour ago in Physics
Phys.org / Researchers reveal key role of interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in molecular clouds

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are important carriers of organic matter throughout the universe. As organic molecules, they play a central role in interstellar chemistry and are closely related to the origin of prebiotic ...

1 hour ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Consciousness as the foundation: New theory addresses nature of reality

Consciousness is fundamental; only thereafter do time, space and matter arise. This is the starting point for a new theoretical model of the nature of reality, presented by Maria Strømme, Professor of Materials Science at ...

5 hours ago in Physics