Administrator Lab grown human spinal cord heals after injury in major breakthrough Researchers have built a realistic human mini spinal cord in the lab and used it to simulate traumatic injury. The model reproduced key damage seen in real spinal cord injuries, including inflammation... devices medical
Administrator Scientists just created chocolate honey packed with surprising health perks Scientists in Brazil have transformed cocoa waste into a functional chocolate-infused honey packed with antioxidants and natural stimulants. Using ultrasound waves, they enhanced honey’s ability to pu... devices medical
Administrator Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants A sweeping nationwide study has found that U.S. counties located closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than those farther away. Researchers analyzed data from every n... devices medical
Administrator Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead t... materials science
Administrator Physicists create a strange new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea Researchers have shown that ultracold atoms can be driven into a strange new quantum state called a fractional Fermi sea, where particles organize themselves in unexpected ways. The discovery points t... materials science
Administrator Scientists think they solved the mystery of the Amaterasu particle The mysterious Amaterasu particle may not be a proton at all. New research suggests that some of the most extreme cosmic rays could be ultraheavy atomic nuclei, heavier than iron, which are better abl... materials science
Administrator A tiny diamond defect could reveal a mysterious new kind of magnetism A newly proposed quantum sensing technique could make it much easier to identify one of physics’ newest and most intriguing classes of magnets: altermagnets. These unusual materials, discovered only a... chemistry science
Administrator NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is creating one of the weirdest forms of matter in space NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways. The experiments could unlock... chemistry science
Administrator New solid-state material converts sunlight into higher-energy UV light A new sunlight-powered material can convert visible light into higher-energy UV light, overcoming a challenge that has frustrated scientists for years. The breakthrough could enable cleaner air purifi... chemistry science
Administrator New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along? The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how it got started 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians, reptiles and mammals did not have a larval stage with external gills like modern frogs or salamanders 🔗 Read full artic... research science