/ en-us �鶹��Ժ internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: �鶹��Ժics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors identify muons—particles created when cosmic radiation collides with Earth's atmosphere, which penetrate the ground before losing their energy and coming to a stop. Thus, by detecting muons, archaeologists can map hidden voids such as tunnels and channels. /news/2025-09-underground-spaces-muon-technology-3d.html Archaeology Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:10:06 EDT news678380785 Throughout the planet, there are only a handful of known tektite strewn fields, which are large swaths of land where natural glass (tektite) was strewn about after forming from terrestrial material and being ejected from a meteorite impact. The tektite glass can be ejected extremely long distances, placing strewn fields far from their origins. /news/2025-09-evidence-distinct-australian-tektite-groups.html Earth Sciences Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:30:01 EDT news677325595 A team led by Prof. Yan Lu, HZB, and Prof. Arne Thomas, Technical University of Berlin, has developed a material that enhances the capacity and stability of lithium-sulfur batteries. The material is based on polymers that form a framework with open pores (known as radical-cationic covalent organic frameworks or COFs). Catalytically accelerated reactions take place in these pores, firmly trapping polysulfides, which would shorten the battery life. /news/2025-09-porous-radical-framework-lithium-sulfur.html Polymers Materials Science Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:10:02 EDT news677171089 Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have long been hailed as the future of clean mobility: cars that emit nothing but water while delivering high efficiency and power density. Yet a stubborn obstacle remains. The heart of the fuel cell, the platinum-based catalyst, is both expensive and prone to degradation. Over time, the catalyst deteriorates during operation, forcing frequent replacements and keeping hydrogen vehicles costly. /news/2025-09-atomic-ct-scan-reveals-gallium.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:05:04 EDT news677167502 Every minute, all around us, battles are fought on a microscopic level. Bacteriophages (also known as phages) are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Just like viruses that infect us, these phages seek to steal the resources of the bacteria to replicate and survive. /news/2025-09-revisiting-year-medical-treatment-tackle.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:20:10 EDT news676716347 Quantum computers promise enormous computational power, but the nature of quantum states makes computation and data inherently "noisy." Rice University computer scientists have developed algorithms that account for noise that is not just random but malicious. Their work could help make quantum computers more accurate and dependable. /news/2025-09-algorithms-malicious-noise-result-accurate.html Quantum �鶹��Ժics Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:24:04 EDT news676131841 A joint study by researchers from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin sheds new light on the structure of membranes used in water desalination. Published in ACS Nano, the study was selected as the journal's cover article. /news/2025-08-desalination-characterizing-membranes-dry-states.html Nanomaterials Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:10:01 EDT news675351033 A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the surfaces of many cell types that generate their movement. /news/2025-07-cilia-function-cells-role-diseases.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:47:28 EDT news672475643 Solving life's great mysteries often requires detective work, using observed outcomes to determine their cause. For instance, nuclear physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility analyze the aftermath of particle interactions to understand the structure of the atomic nucleus. /news/2025-06-elementary-problem-ai-approach-tackles.html General �鶹��Ժics Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:50:01 EDT news670074094 The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases. /news/2025-06-scientists-unknown-organelle-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:19:10 EDT news670065546 In a study published in Cell Research, a research team has, for the first time, resolved the high-resolution in situ structure of the central apparatus (CA) within the axoneme of mammalian sperm. /news/2025-06-situ-sperm-central-apparatus-reveals.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:48:03 EDT news669019681 The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among the otherwise monochrome piles of rocks and dust. /news/2025-06-moon-shimmers-shiny-glass-beads.html Planetary Sciences Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:55:03 EDT news668879701 Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Nagoya University scientists and their collaborators have used Japan's extensive network of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers to create the first 3D images of atmospheric disturbances caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. /news/2025-05-thousands-sensors-reveal-3d-earthquake.html Earth Sciences Thu, 29 May 2025 12:06:04 EDT news667739161 University of Pennsylvania researchers have discovered a right-handed, antiparallel double-helix inside influenza ribonucleoprotein complexes that slides strand-against-strand as the viral polymerase copies RNA, offering a conserved target for future antivirals. /news/2025-05-seasonal-flu-vaccine-closer-reality.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 21 May 2025 10:17:26 EDT news667041437 Found in everything from kitchen appliances to sustainable energy infrastructure, stainless steels are used extensively due to their excellent corrosion (rusting) resistance. They're an important material in many industries, including manufacturing, transportation, oil and gas, nuclear power and chemical processing. /news/2025-04-ultrasonic-nanocrystal-surface-modification-stainless.html Nanomaterials Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:53:04 EDT news664800782 Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage–phage for short–that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that directly attaches to its target Mycobacterium cell. /news/2025-04-imaging-techniques-phages-unprecedented.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:39:47 EDT news663939579 Each day, a human adult loses on average 50 to 70 billion cells, which die from natural causes alone. New cells replace lost ones by the complex process of cell division, which relies on what scientists call molecular machines to transport chemical cargo to where it is needed for reactions that keep us alive. /news/2025-04-supercomputer-microtubule-dynamics-insights-neurodegenerative.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:10:06 EDT news662901002 Most of us rely heavily on shipping services like FedEx or UPS to ensure we receive the correct packages. If that system was disrupted, parcels would end up lost or in the wrong place. /news/2025-03-uncovering-relationship-proteins-brain-disease.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:58:48 EDT news662381921 Researchers at QuTech, in collaboration with Fujitsu and Element Six, have demonstrated a complete set of quantum gates with error probabilities below 0.1%. While many challenges remain, being able to perform basic gate operations with errors occurring below this threshold, satisfies an important condition for future large-scale quantum computation. The research was published in �鶹��Ժical Review Applied on 21 March 2025. /news/2025-03-high-precision-quantum-gates-diamond.html Condensed Matter Quantum �鶹��Ժics Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:32:04 EDT news662034722 Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to sensing environmental signals. Researchers from Germany and Italy have recently revealed new insights into the protective layer surrounding these cilia. /news/2025-03-decoding-green-alga-ciliary-layer.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:44:03 EDT news661783442 A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists are the first to capture high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object—a gas turbine blade—using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. /news/2025-03-capture-laser-driven-high-resolution.html Optics & Photonics Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:59:04 EDT news661773542 Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria at unprecedented resolution. /news/2025-03-high-resolution-images-capture-intricate.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:00:05 EDT news661691839 Researchers from Würzburg have experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado for the first time by refining an established method. In the quantum semimetal tantalum arsenide (TaAs), electrons in momentum space behave like a swirling vortex. This quantum phenomenon was first predicted eight years ago by a Dresden-based founding member of the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat. /news/2025-03-quantum-tornadoes-momentum-space-experimental.html Condensed Matter Quantum �鶹��Ժics Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:24:11 EDT news660824646 An arms race is unfolding in our cells: Transposons, also known as jumping genes or mobile genetic elements as they can replicate and reinsert themselves in the genome, threaten the cell's genome integrity by triggering DNA rearrangements and causing mutations. Host cells, in turn, protect their genome using intricate defense mechanisms that stop transposons from jumping. /news/2025-03-gene-caught-advanced-imaging-insights.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:01:04 EST news660405661 A research team from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed a technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in three dimensions. Their study, which resolves a long-standing challenge even past Nobel laureates could not solve, was published online in Nature Communications on January 29. /news/2025-03-3d-imaging-technique-captures-dynamic.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:12:46 EST news660316363 A new combination of microscopy methods has revealed exquisite detail of the virus assembly process used by herpes simplex virus during replication. /news/2025-02-3d-imaging-approach-reveals-intricate.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:38:04 EST news659709481 For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter. /news/2025-02-qa-quantum-state-photoelectrons.html Optics & Photonics Quantum �鶹��Ժics Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:23:10 EST news658599779 Soft tissue preservation in fossils does not seem to depend upon the species, age or burial environment of the fossils in question, according to new research from North Carolina State University. The work, published in Scientific Reports, provides further evidence for the preservation of soft tissues and structures through deep time and could also serve as a methodological framework for other researchers interested in pursuing these questions. /news/2025-02-age-burial-environment-dont-hinder.html Paleontology & Fossils Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:28:53 EST news658412927 It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it flew past Earth, which was then recovered in the desert of the U.S. state of Utah on September 24, 2023. Its contents: 122 grams of dust and rock from asteroid Bennu. /news/2025-01-asteroid-bennu-solar-potential-life.html Astrobiology Planetary Sciences Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:07:23 EST news657378436 The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine. /news/2025-01-experimental-quantum-technologies-closer-students.html Quantum �鶹��Ժics Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:54:04 EST news657219241