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Phys.org / 3D-printed helixes show promise as THz optical materials
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials for terahertz (THz) frequencies, a potential way to address a technology gap for next-generation ...
Phys.org / Tapping into whale talk: Open-source bio-logger captures underwater cetacean conversations
Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship only flies by Earth once an hour. It's not unlike what Harvard scientists and others are doing, except ...
Phys.org / Terra Amata site reveals technological flexibility of first humans in Europe
Archaeologist Paula García Medrano, researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has just published in Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology a study on the lithic industry from the ...
Phys.org / Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia
A climate study led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with an international research team, reveals that under a high-emission scenario, the Northern Hemisphere summer monsoons ...
Phys.org / New agentic AI platform accelerates advanced optics design
Stanford engineers debuted a new framework introducing computational tools and self-reflective AI assistants, potentially advancing fields like optical computing and astronomy.
Phys.org / Scientists create stable, switchable vortex knots inside liquid crystals
The knots in your shoelaces are familiar, but can you imagine knots made from light, water, or from the structured fluids that make LCD screens shine?
Phys.org / Order from chaos: The emergence of photon 'swirling' in disordered nanometric systems
An international research team reports the discovery of "hidden order" in systems that are disordered in space and time. The paper is published in the journal Nature Materials.
Phys.org / AI helps solve decades-old maze in frustrated magnet physics
By partnering with artificial intelligence (AI), a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has solved a long-standing physics problem and uncovered the mathematical trickery that ...
Phys.org / Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS and other contaminants in water
Materials scientists at Rice University and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants in water, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the "forever chemicals" ...
Phys.org / To see or not to see—distinguishing 'absence' from 'ignorance' to improve seabird conservation
What you don't see is as important as what you do, when it comes to mapping Antarctic seabird breeding sites.
Phys.org / Recent H5N1 bird flu variants show increased ability to infect dairy cattle
The H5N1 avian influenza virus—commonly known as bird flu—has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since March 2024. Now, scientists studying the adaptation of the avian H5N1 viruses to cows have ...
Phys.org / Manta rays create mobile ecosystems, study finds
A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Marine Megafauna Foundation finds that young Caribbean manta rays (Mobula yarae) often swim with groups of other ...
