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Phys.org / From the depths to discovery: Tiny limpet reveals big secrets of the deep sea
In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea limpet clinging to a sunken log.
Phys.org / Electrified atomic vapor system enables new nanomaterial mixtures
Vapor-phase synthesis, a technique used to create very pure and scalable nanomaterials and coatings, has great promise for the electronic, optical, aerospace, energy and environment, and semiconductor industries.
Phys.org / Scanning nanoprobe microscope reveals the hidden flexibility of cancer cells
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in ACS Applied Nano Materials a new method to precisely measure nuclear elasticity—the stiffness or softness of the cell nucleus—in ...
Phys.org / Archaeologists examine evidence for Indigenous long-distance voyaging below 50°S
In a study published in the Journal of Coastal and Island Archaeology, Dr. Thomas Leppard and his colleagues, John Cherry and Atholl Anderson, evaluate the evidence for pre-European long-distance voyages below the 50th parallel ...
Phys.org / A genetic switch lets plants accept nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Researchers are one step closer to understanding how some plants survive without nitrogen. Their work could eventually reduce the need for artificial fertilizer in crops such as wheat, maize, or rice.
Phys.org / Landscape clues suggest Indigenous Peoples have thrived in southwestern Amazon for more than 1,000 years
In September 2021, a multidisciplinary expedition explored one of the least-known regions of the Bolivian Amazon: the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in the department of Beni.
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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.
