Dalian Coherent Light Source reveals strong isotope effects in photodissociation of water isotopologue
Dalian Coherent Light Source revealing strong isotope effects in water photochemistry. Credit: DICP Recently, a...
New ‘atlas’ charts how antibodies attack spike protein variants
Creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 particles (not to scale). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
New measure of tropical forest vulnerability to help avoid ‘tipping point’
The rainforest and Ndoki River near Mbeli and Mokeli. Researchers reporting in the journal One...
Autonomous self-healing seen in piezoelectric molecular crystals
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education...
Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments
Two photos of the team’s prototype reactor, showing the three injectors with (right) and without...
Eco-friendly plastic from cellulose and water
The newly produced bioplastic consists of “hydroplastic polymers”, which become soft and malleable on contact...
Silicon with a two-dimensional structure
Changes to the natural tetrahedral structure of silicon (top left) in an unusual square planar...
New insight on the reproductive evolution of land plants
Arabidopsis thaliana. Credit: Wikipedia. Around 470 million years ago, plants began to conquer the terrestrial...
Why weren’t New World rabbits domesticated?
The bones of two rabbits found in the stomach contents of an eagle sacrificed at...
Rounding errors could make certain stopwatches pick wrong race winners
The figure shows how rounding error of the type seen in stopwatches causes the loss...