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Phys.org / Motor protein 'hook' reveals how neurons deliver cargo with precision
For decades, scientists have known that motor proteins like kinesin-2 ferry vital cargo along microtubule "highways" inside cells. But how these molecular vehicles identify and bind to the right cargo remained a mystery. ...
Phys.org / Temperature triggers distinct RhRu₃Oₓ reaction mechanisms, offering clues for better water-splitting catalysts
The oxygen evolution reaction is more relevant to your daily life than you would think. It is used in many electrochemical devices, such as batteries. However, this reaction still has a lot of room for improvement that would ...
Phys.org / Sulfur cave spiders build an arachnid megacity and possibly the largest-ever spider web
Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square meters in a sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border. The multilayered web along a wall near the ...
Phys.org / Main driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean revealed
By the beginning of June this year, approximately 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted towards the coasts of the Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and northern South America, marking a negative record. Especially during ...
Phys.org / Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up': Evidence mounts that dark energy weakens over time
The universe's expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously thought, a new study suggests.
Phys.org / Two independent quantum networks successfully fused into one
Many quantum researchers are working toward building technologies that allow for the existence of a global quantum internet, in which any two users on Earth would be able to conduct large-scale quantum computing and communicate ...
Phys.org / Superconducting qubit that lasts for over 1 millisecond is primed for industrial scaling
In a major step toward practical quantum computers, Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today's best versions.
Phys.org / Mating injuries may give us a new way of identifying dinosaur genders
Paleontologists have long wrestled with the challenge of identifying the genders of dinosaurs from the fossils they leave behind. Once the soft tissues like reproductive organs have decayed away, distinguishing a male from ...
Phys.org / Many mini-Neptunes once thought to be lava worlds may actually have solid surfaces
As telescopes have become more powerful, it's turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of other planets out there in the galaxy. But we're still teasing out clues about what they are actually ...
Phys.org / A new solvent-relay strategy to design better electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are currently the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, powering countless portable electronics, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles. While they are known to have notable advantages ...
Phys.org / East African Rift study uncovers why breaking up is hard for some continents
Tulane University researchers, collaborating with an international team of scientists, have discovered why some parts of Earth's crust remain strong while others give way, overturning long-held assumptions about how continents ...
Phys.org / Taiwan's ancient vanished ecosystem: Today's forests were once warm savanna, elephant teeth show
A study by research teams at the National Museum of Natural Science and National Taiwan University has, for the first time, unveiled Taiwan's vanished Pleistocene ecosystem: a warm, arid savanna environment dominated by grasslands ...
