physics

The tetragonal tungsten bronze structure Sr4.5-xBaxSm0.5Zr0.5Nb9.5O30 (x = 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5) ceramics were prepared by the strategy of co-doping Ba2+, Sr2+, Sm3+ in the A-site and substituting Nb5+ with Zr4+ in the B-site to break the long-range ferroelectric ordering. The existence of polar nanoregions (PNRs) was confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Employees stuck in a job they want to leave are not positively impacted by organizational support once an employer has been perceived to have broken their trust, new research has found. Stuck employees are people who would like to leave their current jobs but cannot because of a lack of job … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. With an electronic “ping,” Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It’s a message from a beehive that’s in trouble. De Graaf, a professor of biomedical physiology and insect physiology and head … Read more

Not all forest fires have devastating effects. Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future conflagrations for as long as 20 years in certain climates, according to new research by the University of California, Davis. The extent of reduced severity of these second fires (reburns) and the duration of the moderating effect … Read more

“Complex pollution” usually refers to the environmental pollution phenomenon formed by the simultaneous presence of multiple pollutants in the same environment. In China, the issue of controlling the complex air pollution of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) poses a serious challenge, at present and in the future. Thoroughly analyzing the underlying causes of … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research has shown that in many animals, the winners of a fight are more likely to win subsequent contests, while the losers tend to lose their following fights. In experiments where male stickleback fish were randomly introduced to another fish, 65% of the winning fish won the second match, while all … Read more

A vineyard in Langhorne Creek. Credit: Douglas Bardsley/University of Adelaide. Researchers have found that in agricultural areas with declining resource availability, climate-adaptation risks increase when discussion about water allocation becomes politicized. The finding was made through the examination of water management in the Langhorne Creek viticultural region, where researchers assessed the hydrosocial risk in 2021. … Read more

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting alcohol advertising and reducing alcohol availability are among the … Read more

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Mars-bound twin spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE mission were packed up in California to be shipped out to Florida this week ahead of what would be the first ever launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral. ESCAPADE stands for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, and the … Read more

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Recent raging winter storms have caved in streets, wrecked piers, collapsed homes and apartment buildings, and submerged property up and down California’s coastline. Now, as sea levels continue to rise from climate change, scientists are working on a real-world experiment that could help reduce the impacts. At a 247-acre property near … Read more