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Phys.org / Carbon nanotubes are closing the gap on copper conductivity

Carbon nanotubes are one technology that many observers believe hasn't quite lived up to the extreme hype that surrounded them when they first appeared on the scene in the late 1990s. At that time, much was made of their ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Neutrinos caught on camera: Testing the first prototype of a new elementary particle detector

Some innovations in physics come from entirely new technologies, others from fresh theoretical insights. Others still take shape by bringing together existing tools in new ways, working out how to combine them to outperform ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / 'Aquila Booster' challenges theoretical limits of particle acceleration in pulsar wind nebulae

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has detected PeV (1015 eV) gamma-ray emission from a pulsar wind nebula powered by PSR J1849-0001 in the constellation Aquila, marking the discovery of a new PeVatron ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / New approach to detect ultra-rare part-per-sextillion isotopes could also sharpen dark matter searches

The detection and study of isotopes, atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, could expand the scope of physics research and enable new scientific discoveries. So far, rare isotopes have been primarily ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / LAMOST maps open cluster NGC 1647, linking broad main sequence to differential reddening

Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), astronomers have observed a nearby young open cluster known as NGC 1647. Results of the new observations, presented in a paper published April ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Gravity's subtle effect on light could improve groundwater, volcano and carbon storage monitoring

A study by University of Wollongong (UOW) physicist Dr. Enbang Li has demonstrated that gravity can subtly influence the behavior of light, a breakthrough that could underpin future technologies for monitoring groundwater, ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / 42 lost pages of the new testament manuscript discovered

An international team of academics led by Professor Garrick Allen at the University of Glasgow has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / How deceptive content reached millions of voters during the 2020 US elections

Over the past decades, the diffusion of fake news and other deceptive content on social media platforms has become a heated topic of debate. Some past studies have explored the broad impact of online misinformation, while ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / High-resolution imaging shines light on nanoscale nuclear organization

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have implemented an advanced microscopy technique to visualize multiple biomolecules inside the nucleus of a cancer cell simultaneously at incredibly high resolution. ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Re-engineered human cells boost gene-editing particle potency across multiple delivery systems

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing machinery into the right cells efficiently, safely, and at the scale needed for therapies remains one of ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Light near surface of ultra-thin optical fibers can sort twisted nanoparticles

Many important objects in the world can be divided into two categories based on their chirality or handedness, including molecules important for life such as amino acids. Such chiral objects (formally defined as objects which ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Bipartisan-cited science is rarely used by policymakers, study finds

Past research has shown that even though science is commonly viewed as essential for effective policymaking, Democrats and Republicans cite different scientific research when creating policy—even when addressing the same ...

14 hours ago