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Scientists Discover Two Competing Memories in Matter
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (64+ words) Physicists found that small particles suspended in a thick liquid can remember both the direction and strength of stirring, although one memory can erase the other....
A Fiber Frozen at -196°C Unlocks a New Way To Store Light
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (354+ words) A frozen-core optical fiber has revealed a powerful new way to control interactions between light and sound. Molten lava hardens into rock as it cools, much as the surface of a lake freezes during a cold winter. In both cases,…...
Scientists Crack the Code for Making “Impossible” Nanocrystals
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (738+ words) A molten salt method developed by researchers at UChicago and Argonne could enable more durable materials for printed electronics and flexible devices. Nanocrystals have become so valuable to science and technology that research involving them earned the 2023 Nobel Prize in…...
Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (308+ words) The advance could provide a scalable route to clean energy while making plastic recycling more effective. A discarded bottle, shopping bag or car part can remain in the waste stream long after its useful life ends. Although plastic is everywhere…...
Scientists Watch Chemistry Unfold Atom by Atom
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (544+ words) Study suggests a new method for tracking electronic and vibrational dynamics in real time. Within a few trillionths of a second after absorbing light, a molecule bends out of shape, shifts its electrons, and converts electronic energy into vibrations. These…...
Scientists Build the First 3D Cloak That Makes Objects Invisible To Heat
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (959+ words) A new 3D material can guide heat around complex objects while shielding them from extreme temperatures and infrared detection. On an infrared camera, a warm object normally stands out clearly against cooler surroundings. Researchers have now built a three-dimensional cloak that…...
New Catalyst Turns Stubborn Plant Waste Into Valuable Chemicals
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (685+ words) Atomic insight could make plant waste a more practical source of fuels, plastics and chemicals. Every year, agriculture and forestry leave behind large amounts of plant material containing lignin, the substance that helps stems, wood, and other tissues remain rigid....
Blue Light Breakthrough Could Speed Up Drug Discovery
1+ week, 3+ day ago (762+ words) Researchers have developed a visible-light-driven method that could help chemists build more complex drug-like molecules in fewer steps. A blue light commonly used in aquariums and indoor gardens could help chemists solve one of drug discovery’s persistent challenges: building more…...
Decades-Old Dark Matter Explanation Fails Its Most Direct Test Yet
2+ week, 1+ day ago (401+ words) Two experiments designed to detect signals directly found no evidence for the signal reported by an earlier experiment. For nearly three decades, one dark matter claim has refused to disappear. In 1997, the DAMA/NaI experiment detected a signal that changed…...
Bacteria Turn Toxic Uranium Into a Surprisingly Stable Compound
2+ week, 1+ day ago (911+ words) Uranium contamination is difficult to manage because the metal can change chemical form. When uranium remains locked inside minerals, it is relatively immobile. But when environmental conditions or mining activity convert it into a soluble form, it can move through…...