Time evolution of a quark-antiquark pair produced by a high-energy particle collision. The pair separates in space, producing additional quark-antiquark pairs, but these secondary particles still maintain quantum entanglement. Credit: Adrien Florio et. al. Physical Review Letters Today, the word “quantum” is everywhere—in company names, movie titles, even theaters. But at its core, the concept … Read more
This biobased foam forms the absorbent core of prototype biodegradable sanitary pads and diapers. Credit: Athanasios Latras Once thrown away, disposable items such as diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because their absorbent parts and waterproof layers contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these materials … Read more
It looks like a spider and scurries like a spider, but it’s actually a tiny motor made from crystallized molecules that move when exposed to light. Credit: Rabih O. Al-Kaysi At first glance, Rabih O. Al-Kaysi’s molecular motors look like the microscopic worms you’d see in a drop of pond water. But these wriggling ribbons … Read more
by KeAi Communications Co. Petrophysical informed residual neural network for multi-task reservoir parameter prediction with the data-mechanism-driven loss function. Credit: Rongbo Shao, et al Data-driven artificial intelligence, such as deep learning and reinforcement learning, possesses powerful data analysis capabilities. These techniques enable the statistical and probabilistic analysis of data, facilitating the mapping of relationships between … Read more
The International Continental Scientific Drilling Project of the Songliao Basin has revealed crucial information for understanding past and future climate trends and for sustainable exploration of oil and gas. Credit: Wang Chengshan from China University of Geosciences Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the increase in carbon dioxide emissions has consistently warmed the Earth’s … Read more
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chicago, designed by architect Mulokas and artist Jonynas, 1957, from the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. Credit: Original content from the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture The Second World War had a profound impact not only on the fate of countries and people but … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For nearly 50 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 mission has competed for the title of deep space’s little engine that could. Launched in 1977 along with its twin, Voyager 2, the spacecraft is now soaring more than 15 billion miles from Earth. On their journeys through the solar system, the Voyager spacecraft … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the courtroom, Quebec provincial police officers seem to be broadly in favor of having images captured by body-worn cameras used as evidence, but are also concerned about some of the potential consequences for the pursuit of justice. They’d expect the footage to serve as visual evidence, to replace portions of … Read more
Graphical Abstract. Credit: Environmental and Experimental Botany (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105713 Researchers from the University Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France, together with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron located in Grenoble, France, used ESRF’s bright X-rays to unveil how cacao trees protect themselves from toxic metal cadmium. This knowledge is relevant as new EU regulations restrict cadmium concentration … Read more
Livestock presence – Eurostat NUTS2 level. Credit: Environmental Impact Assessment Review (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107456 Agricultural activities and livestock farming are key contributors to the concentrations of hazardous pollutants for health and the environment in the atmosphere, but the potential action in these sectors is often overlooked in public debate. The recent pollution alarm in Northern … Read more
