Scientists propose a laser-based device to better understand several quantum systems. They discovered that photons can act like magnetic dipoles at absolute zero temperature, following the laws of quantum physics. In 1982, a visionary theoretical...
Physicists measure the time an electron takes to pass through a potential barrier. They performed the experiment with hydrogen atoms. The process takes no longer than 1.8 attoseconds (10-18 seconds). One of the key features in quantum mechanics is...
Researchers conducted a large-scale study on more than 29,000 people to test the health-related effects of dietary cholesterol. People who ate 3 to 4 eggs every week had a 6% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and 8% higher risk of...
For graphene-like materials, 1+1 doesn’t make 2. When such atomically thin materials are stacked on top of each other their properties change drastically. This yields a new material with novel hybrid characteristics. The study provides an...
Researchers injected nanoparticles in mice’s eye to make them see and respond to infrared light. The technology has minimal side effects, and could be adopted for human eyes in the near future. The human visual system is capable of detecting...
A new technique converts carbon dioxide from a gas into solid particles of carbon, using a liquid metal catalyst. It can convert the gas back into carbon at room temperatures, in an efficient and scalable manner. Negative carbon emission...
Researchers create a bioreactor that enables the heart tissue to shrink in sync with electrical stimulation. They used very small pieces of heart tissue with preserved function and structure to build this device. It allows scientists to finetune...
Researchers create record-cold quantum gas of potassium-rubidium molecules at temperatures as cold as 50 nanoKelvin. The findings will help scientists compare chemical reactions in classical v/s quantum surroundings. In quantum mechanics, a system...
Researchers build a new technique to identify single proteins within minutes, using off-the-shelf components. It is 1000x more sensitive and significantly less expensive than the existing state-of-the-art protein detection assay. The ability to...
Hydrogen and helium were previously considered to be impossible to measure by X-ray. Contrary to this belief, researchers have measured the vibrational structure of both elements using Ambient Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. It’s...
In 2014, researchers developed a mechanism that lures cancerous brain cells outside the skull. FDA has recently awarded them the ‘breakthrough therapy designation’ for their groundbreaking discovery. Despite cancer therapies that...
Scientists discover a strange type of crystal whose existence was considered impossible before the 1980s. It’s a new kind of quasicrystal that self-assembles from a single component. Quasicrystals are special objects. They consist of ordered...