A new experiment shows nano-circuits can produce motions directly from an electrical current. Researchers use carbon nanotubes to build such circuits. The electron-phonon interaction is one of the fundamental interactions of quasiparticles in solids...
Researchers plan to finish the first prototype of the artificial womb for human babies in 5 years. The team received a €2.9 million grant from the EU program Horizon 2020 for this project. If successful, artificial wombs could save the lives of...
In a new observational study, researchers found up to 33% lower risks of early death for heart attack survivors who owned a dog. In fact, dog owners experienced a 24% reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a 65% reduced risk of mortality after a...
Scientists find a way to starve cancer cells of their favorite foods. A molecule named Glutor can effectively inhibit 44 different cancer cell lines without affecting non-cancerous cell lines. Cells consume nutrients from their surroundings to...
Can we measure a quantum system without altering it? Researchers found that it’s possible to determine the state of a quantum system by reading its data away from the system itself. In 1935, an Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger came up...
The new engineered graphene form can revolutionize space telescope technology. It could enable accurate imaging of large regions of nearby galaxies and star-forming clouds, in shorter times. Compared to conventional superconductors used in...
Researchers test the quantum superposition principle at a massive scale like never before. They illustrated the delocalization of the massive molecules containing 40,000 neutrons, electrons, and protons. Up to 2,000 atoms remained in two places at...
Researchers develop the smallest spectrometer that is one thousand times thinner than a human hair. It could enable assessing the quality of drugs, freshness of foods, and much more, from a smartphone camera. In 1666, Isaac Newton’s...
For the first time, researchers capture videos of chemical synthesis at atomic resolution. It took almost 12 months to convince reviewers what they captured is real. The study could be extremely useful in drug development and materials science. ...
Researchers successfully synthesize the long-sought circular molecule carbon-18. It is the smallest cyclo[n]carbon considered to be thermodynamically stable. In the near future, it could be used to develop molecular-sized transistors. The...
The new ultra-black material absorbs more than 99.995% of incoming light from all angles. It is 10 times darker than Vantablack, the previous record holder for darkness. In 2014, scientists created the world’s darkest material capable of...
Researchers investigate aspects of human aging in a small study. They found evidence that the biological age of a person can be reversed. The results seem promising and researchers will try to replicate them in an appropriately large follow-up study...