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A tiny diamond defect could reveal a mysterious new kind of magnetism
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (499+ words) A newly proposed quantum sensing technique could make it much easier to identify one of physics" newest and most intriguing classes of magnets: altermagnets. These unusual materials, discovered only a few years ago, appear to combine the speed and efficiency…...
This strange material can become strong or fall apart in seconds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (785+ words) A tightly compressed bundle of office staples can behave in a surprising way. Even though it is made of many separate pieces, the tangled mass can be difficult to pull apart and can act almost like a single solid object....
Scientists crack a decades-old CO2 problem and triple fuel production
1+ week, 5+ day ago (354+ words) Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol is widely viewed as a promising way to recycle carbon resources. However, scientists have long faced a difficult challenge when trying to improve the process. In a study published in Chem, researchers led by Prof....
Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads
2+ week, 1+ day ago (865+ words) Limiting long-term global warming to below 1. 5 C will require far more than cutting greenhouse gas emissions. According to climate scenarios outlined in the latest Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world will also need technologies…...
An invisible forever chemical rain is falling across the planet
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1033+ words) Chemicals introduced to help repair and protect Earth's ozone layer may have created an unexpected environmental problem. According to a new study, some of the substances that replaced ozone damaging chemicals are now responsible for spreading large amounts of a…...
Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
2+ week, 4+ day ago (265+ words) Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy technologies, and a new era…...
A tiny atomic shift gives scientists powerful control over metals
2+ week, 6+ day ago (124+ words) A team at the University of Minnesota discovered that changing a metal film' s thickness by just a few nanometers can dramatically alter how it behaves electronically. The finding reveals a surprising new way to control metals and could…...
New hydrogen breakthrough turns waste heat into clean fuel
3+ week, 3+ day ago (595+ words) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new low-temperature approach to hydrogen production that could make the clean fuel cheaper and more practical to generate. The technique could be used both in large centralized facilities and in smaller…...
This strange crystal acts like metal and glass at the same time
3+ week, 4+ day ago (761+ words) Creating nearly invisible wearable technologies such as smart contact lenses and ultrathin augmented reality (AR) glasses will require a radical redesign of conventional optical components. Instead of relying on bulky lenses and hardware, researchers are exploring materials that can manipulate…...
Elucidating the mysteries of enzyme evolution at the macromolecular level
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (534+ words) As a researcher specializing in protein dynamics, Professor Doucet is captivated by things that are invisible to the naked eye, yet full of mysteries and essential to all forms of life. He studies proteins and enzymes, and the poorly understood…...