Nanoscale solutes with only small differences in size can be separated by membranes with identical pores – if they have enough opportunities to try. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. Imagine a basketball game that comes down to the last shot. The chance of the ball going through the hoop may be quite small, but it would … Read more
Dikes in Norway cut into older layered sandstone rocks. Credit: Cato Andersen/Mapillary, CC BY-SA Our planet was born about 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bogglingly long history, we must study rocks and the minerals from which they are made. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are among the oldest on Earth, are found … Read more
An artist’s impression of Lokiceratops as it would have looked 78 million years ago in the swamps of northern Montana, complete with two Probrachylophosauruses moving by in the background. Artwork by Fabrizio Lavezzi © Evolutionsmuseet, Knuthenborg June 20 (UPI) — US scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of a new species of horned dinosaur, which … Read more
Conceptual image of the formation of quantum bipolarons. The blue spheres represent the positively charged ions in the material’s lattice and the two red dots are the Cooper pairs. Credit: Pavel A. Volkov. A new study published in Physical Assessment Letters (PRL) investigates the potential of quadratic electron-phonon coupling to enhance superconductivity through the formation … Read more
French founder of artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, attends the Viva Technology show at the Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, on May 22, 2024. Schasnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Most of the best-funded generative artificial intelligence companies in Europe were founded by entrepreneurs with experience at … Read more
Chemical structure for thiamine pyrophosphate and protein structure of transketolase. Thiamine pyrophosphate cofactor in yellow and xylulose 5-phosphate substrate in black. Credit: Thomas Shafee/Wikipedia Scientists have developed a prototype of a new method for ‘rationally manipulating’ enzymes to achieve better performance. They have devised an algorithm that takes into account the evolutionary history of an … Read more
To create nHz frequency signals, the vacuum junctions must be supercooled. These slow transitions are difficult to complete due to the cosmic expansion of the universe. Even when the transition is complete, the wave frequencies can shift away from nHz. Although nanohertz gravitational waves are cool, their origin is probably not supercooled. Credit: Andrew Fowlie … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of science data from uncharted territory for the first time since a computer glitch disrupted NASA’s historic mission seven months ago. Voyager 1, currently Earth’s … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of science data from uncharted territory for the first time since a computer glitch disrupted NASA’s historic mission seven months ago. Voyager 1, … Read more
Saturn energy imbalance. Credit: NASA/JPL A discovery by researchers at the University of Houston has revealed a massive energy imbalance on Saturn, shedding new light on planetary science and evolution and challenging existing climate models for the solar system’s gas giants. The findings appear in the publication Nature communication. “This is the first time that … Read more