Author(s): David Ehrenstein
The laser that levitates a microscale particle can also charge it up, providing a useful tool for lab-based experiments for atmospheric science.
[Physics 18, s152] Published Thu Nov 20, 2025
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Physicists on Their Own When Learning to Write
Author(s): Matteo Rini
A survey finds that physicists and astronomers often learn to write through improvisation and mentor feedback rather than robust formal training.
[Physics 18, 186] Published Thu Nov 20, 2025
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MIT ultrasonic tech pulls drinking water from air in minutes
Feeling thirsty? It may be possible to draw clean water directly from the air around us. Even extremely dry regions contain small amounts of humidity, and certain materials can soak up that moisture and release it as usable drinking water. Over…
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New Catalyst Design Solves a Decades-Old Chemical Challenge
Researchers have created an iron-based catalyst that controls methane’s extreme reactivity, opening the door for natural gas to serve as a sustainable feedstock for high-value chemicals, including pharmaceuticals. Natural gas, one of the most…
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A compact fusion machine just hit gigapascal pressures
Zap Energy has reached a major milestone with its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3, known as FuZE-3. The device has generated plasmas with electron pressures up to 830 megapascals (MPa), or a total pressure of 1.6 gigapascals (GPa), a level similar to…
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New Microwave Technique Could Turn CO2 Into Fuel Far More Efficiently
A new method uses microwaves to lower the energy required for certain industrial processes. Some industrial chemical production processes depend on heat, but traditional heating methods are often wasteful because they warm large areas that do not…
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This Tiny ‘Spark’ Could Help Solve The Mystery of Lightning’s Origins : ScienceAlert
As so often happens in science, when Andrea Stöllner’s experiments didn’t work as expected, they led her to something even more interesting – a way to study what might be the initial spark of lightning, using lasers and a single…
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Global environmental drivers shape Cenozoic neoselachian diversity and identify modern conservation priorities
Diversification patterns
The majority of extant neoselachian orders first appeared in the fossil record during the Jurassic (201 Ma) and persist to the present day, with the exception of Apolithabatiformes, known only until the Early Cretaceous53….
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Here’s How Rocks Heal Themselves in Deep Faults
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Earthquakes are pretty straightforward, geologically speaking. Tectonic plates…
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Kissing Likely Evolved in Common Ancestor of Humans and Large Apes 21 Million Years Ago
Kissing occurs in most living large apes, and likely also occurred in Neanderthals, first evolving in the ancestor to this group 21.5-16.9 million years ago, according to new research led by University of Oxford scientists.
Neanderthals. Image…
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