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At just four nanometers thick, this metal starts behaving in a way physicists did not expect
Researchers in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have discovered a powerful new way to control the electronic behavior of a metal—by manipulating the atom...
Breaking connections helps ideas spread farther, says physics-based study
Sticking with the same people might feel safe and comfortable. But a new Northwestern University study suggests it can actually trap new ideas and behaviors ins...
Beyond city limits: New ecology framework links urban, rural and wild landscapes
As cities sprawl into suburbs and exurbs, the distinction between urban areas and the countryside has become increasingly blurry. A new paper published in npj U...
Machine learning offers faster, more reliable analysis of Fermi surfaces in search of spintronic materials
The search for next-generation electronic materials often starts with studying the Fermi surface, which serves as a map of a material's electronic structure. It...
Specially designed material combines light and electricity to remove PFAS from water without harmful byproducts
Researchers at Clarkson University have reported a breakthrough in tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of widely used "forever chemical...
Why stars spin down, or up, before they die
From birth to death, stars generally slow by 100 to 1,000 times their initial rotation rates; in other words, they "spin down." The sun's total angular momentum...
Scrapped inheritance tax linked to stronger growth in private firms with heirs, shows study in Sweden
After Sweden removed inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, private firms with potential family successors grew faster, invested more, and paid higher corporate ta...
Detailed DNA repair snapshots reveal how BRCA-linked cancer cells may survive
Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inh...
Informal educators get a powerful new way to speak their mind and boost their skills
Few elements of our culture are as firmly established in the 21st-century Western zeitgeist as the fact that teachers are underappreciated and poorly paid. That...
Small differences in cell structures called microtubules determine how well cancer drug performs
A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has uncovered the mechanism underly...
Self-powered fibers can spot oil contamination and heat buildup within milliseconds
Oil spills and fires are two very different hazards, but both can cause major damage before people have time to react. Oil contamination can spread quickly acro...
Single X-ray photons reveal hidden light-matter interactions in 50-nanometer double slits
A rainbow reveals with colors what otherwise remains hidden: light is "refracted" by transparent matter, in this case water droplets. This same physical effect...