Dr. Gustav Kuhn is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth and a member of the Magic Circle. Credit: …
Nanotech
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Physics
Scientists discover a promising way to create new superheavy elements
by debarjunby debarjunA chart of superheavy elements (SHEs), plotted by atomic number (protons) vs number of neutrons. Boxes are discovered SHEs, with predicted half-lives. …
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Science
Graphene oxide and chitosan sponge found to be ten times more efficient at removing gold from e-waste
by debarjunby debarjunSEM image of Au3+ extraction and reduction by GO/Chitosan sponge; Au3+ is shown in yellow. Credit: Kou Yang A team of chemists …
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Science
Reading comprehension; revisiting tardigrade orthodoxy; restoring universal symmetry
by debarjunby debarjunBatillipes pennaki, found in Brazil, is a marine species of tardigrade. Credit: AndrĂ© Garraffoni This week, physicists suggested that quantum entanglement may …
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Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels It feels like narcissism is everywhere these days: politics, movies and TV, sports, social media. You might …
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Science
Researchers identify ‘dancer’ as a new curiosity style in Wikipedia browsing
by debarjunby debarjunShown here: A hyperlink network from English Wikipedia, with only 0.1% of articles (nodes) and their connections (edges) visualized. Seven different reader …
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Physics
Optical technique that uses orbital angular momentum could transform medical diagnostics
by debarjunby debarjunExperimental setup. Credit: Light: Science & Applications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01562-7 An Aston University researcher has developed a new technique using light that …
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Science
Chemists develop a metal-free way to selectively convert symmetrical diols into one of two mirror-image isomers
by debarjunby debarjunInside view of the photoreactor setup during operation. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adq8029 A team of chemists at the University of Cambridge …
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Ph.D. student Eksha Chaudhary with the correlated vibrational spectroscopy setup. Credit: Jamani Caillet For the first time, EPFL researchers have exclusively observed …
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space
Saturn’s moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick
by debarjunby debarjunProposed diagram of Titan’s interior (not to scale), showing a methane clathrate crust over a convecting ice shell. Credit: Schurmeier, et al., …