Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away
Phys.orgby Ali W Elshaari5d ago
Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away When I explain topology to students, I start with a knot in a rope.
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top 88%Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns?
Phys.orgby Jules Bernstein5d ago
Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns? A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet in a region where liquid water could exist, according to a new paper...
Visible light does not speed up water evaporation, rigorous experiments suggest
Phys.orgby Sam Jarman5d ago
Visible light does not speed up water evaporation, rigorous experiments suggest Sam Jarman Author In recent experiments involving hydrogels and water droplets, researchers have proposed that...
New imaging technologies offer a clearer view of coral reef change
Phys.orgby Diana Udel5d ago
New imaging technologies offer a clearer view of coral reef change From a drone flying above the waves to a camera just inches from the seafloor, University of Miami researchers are transforming...
Newly discovered hair cells on squid may offer clues to understanding hearing loss in humans
Phys.orgby Case Western Reserve University5d ago
Newly discovered hair cells on squid may offer clues to understanding hearing loss in humans Scientists have known for years that squid have cells with bundles of tiny, hairlike protrusions on...
A short breath extends the mating calls of male tokay geckos
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli5d ago
A short breath extends the mating calls of male tokay geckos Ingrid Fadelli Author Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko), large and mostly nocturnal geckos native to parts of Asia, are among the few nonbird...
Milky Way may have begun as thousands of galaxies, new simulations suggest
Phys.orgby Louise Lerner5d ago
Milky Way may have begun as thousands of galaxies, new simulations suggest In the early days of the universe, our home looked very different from how it does today.
New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S.
Phys.orgby Juan Siliezar5d ago
New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S. A new interactive tool launched on Tuesday, Sept.
Energy production, virus defenses and toxin loading emerge as vulnerabilities in resistant bacteria
Phys.orgby Nanyang Technological University5d ago
Energy production, virus defenses and toxin loading emerge as vulnerabilities in resistant bacteria Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's top public health threats.
French deportation rulings show how judges navigate conflicting rules on forced removal
Phys.orgby David Bradley5d ago
French deportation rulings show how judges navigate conflicting rules on forced removal European deportation practices are governed by a complex web of European, national and human rights law, says...
Cooper pairs found above superconducting critical temperature in pair density waves
Phys.orgby University5d ago
Cooper pairs found above superconducting critical temperature in pair density waves Physicists with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering have identified a...
Sea levels to rise in California as a coastal wave surges up the West Coast
Phys.orgby Huw GRIFFITH5d ago
Sea levels to rise in California as a coastal wave surges up the West Coast Sea levels in California are set to rise by as much as a foot (30 centimeters) in the coming days as an enormous wave...
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
Phys.orgby Steven Sloan6d ago
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond...
Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin6d ago
Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina Investigators in Argentina are trying to solve the mystery of baby whales washing up dead in unusually high numbers along the...
Why tenants choose to move out in connection with renovation
Phys.orgby Catharina Björk6d ago
Why tenants choose to move out in connection with renovation One in three tenants who moved out of a municipal rental apartment in Gothenburg in connection with renovation said the renovation was a...
Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave
Phys.orgby Sam Riestenberg6d ago
Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute–led proposal to investigate whether a potentially large underground cave extends...
Researchers turn America's scattered local laws into a free searchable database covering all 50 states
Phys.orgby Jason Pohl6d ago
Researchers turn America's scattered local laws into a free searchable database covering all 50 states America is a nation of local laws—millions of them.
Marine biologists discover new plankton off Oregon coast
Phys.orgby Henry Houston6d ago
Marine biologists discover new plankton off Oregon coast Nearly every morning when she was a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Nicole Nakata, Ph.D.
Mowing less, spraying smarter give pollinators a boost
Phys.orgby Bernard Rizk6d ago
Mowing less, spraying smarter give pollinators a boost Roadsides may not look like wildlife habitat, but a few simple changes to how they are maintained could turn them into much better places for...
Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold6d ago
Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry Paul Arnold Author Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance and expel magnetic...