Using a newly developed tool called GASPACHO, scientists have discovered a gene variant linked to increased susceptibility to COVID-19. The tool allows them to track…
Breaking Barriers in Holography: Revolutionary Metamaterials Expand Spectrum Possibilities
The term ‘meta’ signifies the notion of going beyond or transcending. When this idea is related to materials, we refer to ‘metamaterials’, which are…
Breaking Barriers in Holography: Revolutionary Metamaterials Expand Spectrum Possibilities
The term ‘meta’ signifies the notion of going beyond or transcending. When this idea is related to materials, we refer to ‘metamaterials’, which are…
Breaking Barriers in Holography: Revolutionary Metamaterials Expand Spectrum Possibilities
The term ‘meta’ signifies the notion of going beyond or transcending. When this idea is related to materials, we refer to ‘metamaterials’, which are…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Is There Weather on the Moon?
Is there weather on the Moon? Well, because the Moon doesn’t have a significant atmosphere like Earth, it does not experience weather, like wind or…
“Cytoelectric Coupling”: A Groundbreaking Hypothesis on How Our Brains Function
Brain waves act as carriers of information. A recently proposed “Cytoelectric Coupling” hypothesis suggests that these wavering electric fields contribute to the optimization of the…
“Cytoelectric Coupling”: A Groundbreaking Hypothesis on How Our Brains Function
Brain waves act as carriers of information. A recently proposed “Cytoelectric Coupling” hypothesis suggests that these wavering electric fields contribute to the optimization of the…
Electron Affinity Unleashed: The Surprising Chemical Capabilities of Flat Fullerene Fragments
Fragments of spherical ‘Buckyball’ molecules have stable electron-accepting ability with great practical potential. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have gained new insights into…
Universal Physics Uncovered in the Dynamics of a Quantum System
New experiments with ultra-cold atomic gases shed light on how all interacting quantum systems evolve after a sudden energy influx. New experiments using one-dimensional gases…
Farewell to the Master of Quantum Puzzles: MIT’s “Giant of Theoretical Physics” Roman Jackiw Dies at 83
Over more than 50 years at MIT, he made fundamental contributions to quantum field theory and discovered topological and geometric phenomena. Dirac Medalist and MIT…