physics

Credit: AI-generated image Often, when scientists do research around a specific societal challenge, they hope their work will help solve that larger problem. Yet translating findings into long-lasting, community-driven solutions is much harder than most expect. It seems intuitive that scientists studying living organisms, microbes, and ecosystems could apply their findings to tackle food shortages, … Read more

From left, Associate Professor Hoyong Chung and postdoctoral researcher Arijit Ghorai display the two phases of their degradable polymer at the Dittmer Chemistry Lab at Florida State University. Credit: Scott Holstein/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Modern life relies on plastic. This lightweight, adaptable product is a cornerstone of packaging, medical equipment, the aerospace and automotive industries … Read more

a, The direction-dependent optical properties of Ta2PdS6. Theoretical simulations of the polarized optical absorption of Ta2PdS6. Ta2PdS6 exhibits significant polarized absorption properties under optical excitation at 1.56 μm (corresponding to a photon energy of about 0.8 eV). b, The polarization-dependent transmission at various incidence powers. The anisotropic transmittance of Ta2PdS6 was experimentally measured under laser … Read more

Southern Keeled Octopus hatchling, a study species for the aging guide. Credit: Erica Durante Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a few years, dying soon after mating or laying eggs? Until now that hasn’t been a problem, but octopus catches have doubled … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you pay any attention to politics and polling, you have likely heard that your friends and neighbors are not very happy with the direction of the country. You might not be, either. One ABC News/Ipsos survey in November 2023 showed three-quarters of Americans believed the country was on the “wrong … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Organizations that fail to identify or swiftly expel “institutional parasites” risk long-term damage, academics from British and Finnish business schools have warned. In a paper published in Academy of Management Review, they argue that the increasingly complex and opaque nature of many organizations provides fertile ground for institutional parasites, such as … Read more

(a) Preparation scheme. (b) Behavior in the blood circulation. Credit: Department of Advanced Nanomedical Engineering, TMDU Medicine can help to treat certain illnesses; for example, antibiotics can help overcome infections, but a new, promising field of medicine involves providing our body with the “blueprint” for how to defeat illnesses on its own. mRNA therapeutics is … Read more

A graph from the BBB study showing the distribution of angiosperm fossils over time. Credit: Daniele Silvestro et al Flowers may look delicate—but flowering plants, what scientists call angiosperms, are one of the most successful evolutionary organisms on the planet. Including more than 350,000 known species, they dominate the ecological system, shape food webs and … Read more

(a) Design and fabrication of the polysaccharide-based nanocomposite membranes; (b) Transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of bacterial cellulose nanofiber, showing nanoscale network structure; (c) Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the polysaccharide-based nanocomposite membrane; (d) Comprehensive properties of the polysaccharide-based nanocomposite membranes, showing obvious advantages compared to competitors. Credit: Photo credit: Jian-Hong Xiao and Si-Ming … Read more

A representation of data visualization of quantum states of electrons on the surface and edge of gray arsenic crystal obtained using a scanning tunneling microscope at Princeton’s physics department. Credit: Image based on STM data simulations prepared by Shafayat Hossain and the Zahid Hasan group at the Laboratory for Topological Quantum Matter at Princeton University. … Read more