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Phys.org / Atmospheric pollutants surprisingly helpful in offsetting primary productivity decline in Indian Ocean
Air pollution has become an ever-pressing issue since the Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18th century. Progressive urbanization, industrialization and agricultural development over more recent decades have been linked ...
Phys.org / From slime molds to corporations, traveling networks chart a new path
You can learn a lot from a little slime mold. For Nate Cira, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in Cornell Engineering, the tiny eukaryotic organism provided inspiration for modeling "traveling networks"—connected ...
Phys.org / Study investigates outburst of cataclysmic variable system GK Persei
Chinese astronomers have analyzed the data from NASA's Swift observatory, which extensively observed an outburst of the cataclysmic variable system known as GK Persei. Results of the study, published February 20 on the arXiv ...
Phys.org / Physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material
MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick. The work adds to a gold mine of discoveries originating from the material, which the ...
Phys.org / Researchers find Bluesky is similarly structured to other social media, but with some unusual features
A comprehensive analysis of social media platform Bluesky provides insights into its structure, polarization and political leanings, in a new study published in PLOS One by Dorian Quelle and Alexandre Bovet, from the University ...
Phys.org / Hofstadter's butterfly: Quantum fractal patterns visualized
A team of scientists from Princeton University has measured the energies of electrons in a new class of quantum materials and has found them to follow a fractal pattern. Fractals are self-repeating patterns that occur on ...
Phys.org / A new spatial mechanism for coexistence: Hidden patterns in tree distribution stabilize biodiversity in forests
The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject of debate in ecology. This question is key to understanding the mechanisms governing the dynamics and stability of forests. An ...
Phys.org / How Schrödinger's cat could help improve quantum computers
Quantum computers could be made with fewer overall components, thanks to technology inspired by Schrödinger's cat. A team of researchers from Amazon Web Services has used "bosonic cat qubits," to improve the ability of quantum ...
Phys.org / What's the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study its shape and everything in it
When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you're living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around ...
Phys.org / Making clean water more accessible: New membrane filter enhances desalination speed and cost-effectiveness
When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, "Gee, I'm glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!" Probably not, but maybe you should.
Phys.org / Engineers achieve multiplexing entanglement in quantum network
Laying the groundwork for quantum communication systems of the future, engineers at Caltech have demonstrated the successful operation of a quantum network of two nodes, each containing multiple quantum bits, or qubits—the ...
Phys.org / Organic electrochemical transistors enhance bioelectronic sensor sensitivity by three orders of magnitude
In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of enzymatic and microbial fuel ...