Ultra-high-energy neutrino detection opens a new window on the universe
Using an observatory located deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea, an international team has detected an ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrino with an energy greater than 100 PeV, which is well above the...
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Low-temperature plasma halves cancer recurrence in mice
Treatment with low-temperature plasma is emerging as a novel cancer therapy. Previous studies have shown that plasma can deactivate cancer cells in vitro, suppress tumour growth in vivo and potentially...
View ArticleInverse design configures magnon-based signal processor
For the first time, inverse design has been used to engineer specific functionalities into a universal spin-wave-based device. It was created by Andrii Chumak and colleagues at Austria’s University of...
View ArticleScientists discover secret of ice-free polar-bear fur
In the teeth of the Arctic winter, polar-bear fur always remains free of ice – but how? Researchers in Ireland and Norway say they now have the answer, and it could have applications far beyond...
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Wireless deep brain stimulation reverses Parkinson’s disease in mice
Nanoparticle-mediated DBS (I) Pulsed NIR irradiation triggers the thermal activation of TRPV1 channels. (II, III) NIR-induced β-syn peptide release into neurons disaggregates α-syn fibrils and...
View ArticleMemory of previous contacts affects static electricity on materials
Physicists in Austria have shown that the static electricity acquired by identical material samples can evolve differently over time, based on each samples’ history of contact with other samples. Led...
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‘Sneeze simulator’ could improve predictions of pathogen spread
A new “sneeze simulator” could help scientists understand how respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza spread. Built by researchers at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain, the...
View ArticleAstronomers create a ‘weather map’ for a gas giant exoplanet
Astronomers have constructed the first “weather map” of the exoplanet WASP-127b, and the forecast there is brutal. Winds roar around its equator at speeds as high as 33 000 km/hr, far exceeding...
View ArticleWorld’s first patient treatments delivered with proton arc therapy
A team at the Trento Proton Therapy Centre in Italy has delivered the first clinical treatments using proton arc therapy, an emerging proton delivery technique. Following successful dosimetric...
View ArticleQuantum-inspired technique simulates turbulence with high speed
Quantum-inspired “tensor networks” can simulate the behaviour of turbulent fluids in just a few hours rather than the several days required for a classical algorithm. The new technique, developed by...
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A model stretch: explaining the rheology of developing tissue
While the biology of how an entire organism develops from a single cell has long been a source of fascination, recent research has increasingly highlighted the role of mechanical forces. “If we want to...
View ArticleRadioactive anomaly appears in the deep ocean
Something extraordinary happened on Earth around 10 million years ago, and whatever it was, it left behind a “signature” of radioactive beryllium-10. This finding, which is based on studies of rocks...
View ArticleFrequency-comb detection of gas molecules achieves parts-per-trillion...
A new technique for using frequency combs to measure trace concentrations of gas molecules has been developed by researchers in the US. The team reports single-digit parts-per-trillion detection...
View ArticleBlack hole’s shadow changes from one year to the next
New statistical analyses of the supermassive black hole M87* may explain changes observed since it was first imaged. The findings, from the same Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) that produced the iconic...
View ArticleOptical sensors could improve the comfort of indoor temperatures
The internal temperature of a building is important – particularly in offices and work environments –for maximizing comfort and productivity. Managing the temperature is also essential for reducing the...
View Article‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves
When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey, how does it prevent those shock waves from damaging its own tissues? Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have answered...
View ArticleCurious consequence of special relativity observed for the first time in the lab
A counterintuitive result from Einstein’s special theory of relativity has finally been verified more than 65 years after it was predicted. The prediction states that objects moving near the speed of...
View ArticleNanosensor predicts risk of complications in early pregnancy
Researchers in Australia have developed a nanosensor that can detect the onset of gestational diabetes with 95% accuracy. Demonstrated by a team led by Carlos Salomon at the University of Queensland,...
View ArticleCat qubits open a faster track to fault-tolerant quantum computing
Researchers from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing have announced what they describe as a “breakthrough” in quantum error correction. Their method uses so-called cat qubits to...
View ArticlePerovskite solar cells can be completely recycled
A research team headed up at Linköping University in Sweden and Cornell University in the US has succeeded in recycling almost all of the components of perovskite solar cells using simple, non-toxic,...
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