A new technique uses magnetic fields to align gold nanorods while preserving their underlying optical properties, report researchers. “Gold nanorods are of interest because they can absorb and scatt… [+2563 chars]
A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia -- a heart rate that's too fast -- and multiple spirals cause a state of dis… [+3308 chars]
Most quantum computing technologies rely on the ability to produce, manipulate and detect non-classical states of light. Non-classical states are quantum states that cannot directly be produced using… [+4814 chars]
Microplastics are the breakdown products of the plastic objects we use in everyday life wrappings, packaging, bottles, synthetic clothing, and kitchen ware, for example. None of these plastics is bio… [+4355 chars]
A spacecraft's second close flyby of Mercury Thursday (June 23) gave a stunning set of close-ups of the planet's craters and volcanic regions. The BepiColombo mission, a joint project by the Europea… [+3046 chars]
Nearly two years since the Mars 2020 mission first launched, the robot astrobiologist known as Perseverance has given us a novel and sometimes surprising look at the Red Planet. Outfitted with a wea… [+9922 chars]
The supermassive black hole (SMBH) at our galaxy's core, Sagittarius A*, is modest in size with only 4.15 million solar-masses. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) recently released a dramatic submilli… [+3896 chars]
A type of bacteria that live in our mouths and guts send signals — in the form of lipids — through our blood, which could be good or bad, depending on the context. A multidisciplinary collaboration o… [+13259 chars]
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Once again, life has been found in an environment that would be deeply inhospitable to most organisms living on this planet. Fed by waters that pass through 600 meters (1,970 ft) of permafrost, the … [+4284 chars]
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Colloids are mixtures of microscopic particles suspended in fluidssubstances that are part solid, part liquid. Colloids are found in products including toothpaste, ketchup, paint and liquid hand soap… [+4830 chars]
