Researchers have developed a new laser-based method that can rotate microscopic samples in all three spatial directions without touching them. Until now, rotating extremely delicate microscopic samples in every direction without touching them has been a major technical challenge. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now created a laser-based method that can […]
Scientists Create Laser “Whirlpools” That Spin Tiny Cells Without Touching Them
Researchers have developed a new laser-based method that can rotate microscopic samples in all three spatial directions without touching them. Until now, rotating extremely delicate microscopic samples in every direction without touching them has been a major technical challenge. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now created a laser-based method that can […]
Scientists Discover “Hidden” Materials That Could Transform Clean Energy and Batteries
Researchers have uncovered a hidden side of material formation by tracking what happens as specially designed molecules are heated. Researchers have uncovered hidden stages in the creation of materials that could lead to entirely new technologies for clean energy and advanced batteries. By closely tracking what happens as specially designed molecules are heated, the team […]
Scientists Just Measured an Energy Pulse Smaller Than a Trillionth of a Billionth of a Joule
A newly developed quantum sensor has measured unimaginably small amounts of energy with record-breaking precision. A newly developed technique for measuring unimaginably small amounts of energy could help advance quantum computing and improve the search for dark matter. The method is sensitive enough to detect less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule […]
Scientists Just Measured an Energy Pulse Smaller Than a Trillionth of a Billionth of a Joule
A newly developed quantum sensor has measured unimaginably small amounts of energy with record-breaking precision. A newly developed technique for measuring unimaginably small amounts of energy could help advance quantum computing and improve the search for dark matter. The method is sensitive enough to detect less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule […]
Scientists Create “Living” Materials That Crawl, Walk, and Dig on Their Own
Physicists studying active matter — materials that can use their own internal energy to respond to forces — have uncovered surprising behaviors that challenge conventional ideas in mechanics. Materials that bend, snap, crawl, or even dig on their own may sound like science fiction, but physicists are now building systems that can do exactly that. […]
Dante’s Inferno May Secretly Be About a Planet-Destroying Asteroid Strike
A provocative new study suggests Dante’s Inferno may have secretly doubled as a giant cosmic impact scenario centuries before modern science understood asteroids. Dante Alighieri’s Inferno has long been celebrated as one of the greatest works of literature ever written. But according to new research, the famous epic poem may also contain an astonishingly early […]
Mixing Edible Cannabis and Alcohol May Impair Driving More Than Scientists Expected
Cannabis edibles and alcohol together produced stronger driving impairment than either substance alone, while standard field sobriety tests missed cannabis-related impairment. In a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers strengthened evidence that combining cannabis edibles with alcohol can make driving impairment worse […]
Mixing Edible Cannabis and Alcohol May Impair Driving More Than Scientists Expected
Cannabis edibles and alcohol together produced stronger driving impairment than either substance alone, while standard field sobriety tests missed cannabis-related impairment. In a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers strengthened evidence that combining cannabis edibles with alcohol can make driving impairment worse […]
Scientists Reverse Stroke Damage Using Stem Cells in Breakthrough Study
Scientists have discovered that transplanted stem cell-derived brain cells may do far more than simply survive after a stroke. A stem cell treatment helped mice recover from strokes by rebuilding damaged brain connections, restoring blood vessels, and improving movement, according to new research from the University of Zurich and the University of Southern California. The […]