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Phys.org / Anomalous metal sheds light on 'impossible' state between superconductivity and insulation
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, steered very thin conductors from superconductivity to insulation—creating an "impossible," strange state between the two mutually exclusive states.
Phys.org / Cracking the CRISPR code to find the 'passwords' that unlock its full potential
One of the most revolutionary tools in cutting-edge medicine is a molecular scalpel so precise that it can modify defective DNA and fix genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia, and chronic disorders like cardiovascular diseases ...
Phys.org / A small molecule can help to combat antibiotic treatment failure
Since the 1940s, antibiotics have been our primary weapon against harmful bacterial infections. But some stubborn pathogens, like Staphylococcus aureus, can infect and hide within our own immune cells, making it incredibly ...
Phys.org / Common yeast can survive Martian conditions
Any life on Mars in the past, present, or future would have to contend with challenging conditions including, among others, shock waves from meteorite impacts and soil perchlorates—highly oxidizing salts that destabilize ...
Phys.org / Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry
Imagine industrial processes that make materials or chemical compounds faster, cheaper, and with fewer steps than ever before. Imagine processing information in your laptop in seconds instead of minutes or a supercomputer ...
Phys.org / Greenland is shrinking slightly and drifting slowly toward the northwest, GNSS stations reveal
Greenland is being twisted, compressed, and stretched. This happens due to plate tectonics and movements in the bedrock, caused by the large ice sheets on top melting and reducing pressure on the subsurface.
Phys.org / Deep blue organic light-emitting diode operates at just 1.5 V
A deep blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED) developed by researchers at Science Tokyo operates on just a single 1.5 V, overcoming the high-voltage and color-purity problems that have long limited blue OLEDs. The breakthrough ...
Phys.org / Microbes may remove more than half of groundwater methane, curbing global emissions
Groundwater commonly contains methane, but the amount of this important greenhouse gas that can escape to surface waters or the atmosphere is highly uncertain. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and ...
Phys.org / Global plants' carbon cost for nitrogen uptake surpasses forest fire emissions, study finds
A team led by Prof. Liu Xueyan from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new plant-soil nitrogen isotope process model that quantifies the fractional contribution of three nitrogen ...
Phys.org / Checking the quality of materials just got easier with a new AI tool
Manufacturing better batteries, faster electronics, and more effective pharmaceuticals depends on the discovery of new materials and the verification of their quality. Artificial intelligence is helping with the former, with ...
Phys.org / Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits
White dwarfs are the compact remnants of stars that have stopped nuclear burning, a fate that will eventually befall our sun. These extremely dense objects are degenerate stars because their structure is counterintuitive: ...
Phys.org / Wetland plant–fungus combo cleans up PFAS in a pilot study
Wetlands act as nature's kidneys: They trap sediments, absorb excess nutrients and turn pollutants into less harmful substances. Now, the list of pollutants wetland plants can remove includes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...
