In recent years, solar cells incorporating crystals known as perovskites have repeatedly broken records of how well they convert sunlight to electricity, suggesting they might help revolutionize photovoltaics. Now, a group of scientists have…
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Cancer Patients on Medicare Experience Inadequate End of Life Care
End-of-life care (ELC), or comfort care, describes a robust array of healthcare practices for patients who have stopped treatment to control their disease. A broad term encompassing physical, emotional,…
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Robots learn how to move by watching themselves
Feb 25, 2025 By observing their own motions, robots can learn how to overcome damage to their bodies, which could make them more adaptable for a wide variety of applications.
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Iron–Helium Compounds Form Under Pressure
• Physics 18, s22
Experiments show that iron’s crystal lattice expands to incorporate helium.
Noble gases are famous for being inert. But there are ways to coax even these elements into forming compounds. Heavy…
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Nonchiral Clusters Self-Assemble into Chiral Films
• Physics 18, 43
Researchers have demonstrated a method to create circular polarizing films from nonchiral nanoclusters that form spiral chains during drying.
This micrograph shows a chiral film formed by drying a… Continue Reading
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Classical Turbulence Found in Quantum Fluid
• Physics 18, s31
Researchers showed that a turbulent Bose-Einstein condensate exhibits the signs of classical turbulence, hinting at possible similarities between classical and quantum fluids.
An atomic Bose-Einstein…
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Paleoenvironmental and paleobiogeographical significance of Paleocene – early Eocene ostracods in Wadi Tarfa, North Eastern Desert, Egypt
Khozyem, H., Adatte, T. & Keller, G. Climatic and environmental changes during Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in Egypt: An overview BT-The Phanerozoic Geology and Natural Resources of Egypt. In (eds. Hamimi, Z. et al.) 305–338 (Springer,…
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DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors
Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids, eliminating the need to send samples out to lab centers…
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Volcanic Influence on Earth’s Early Nitrogen Cycle and the Birth of Life
What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as an international team of researchers…
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Archaeological Survey of India commences study of “Dvārakā”
A team of archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has commenced a study of the submerged remains of “Dvārakā”.
Located near present-day Dwarka, a town and municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat, Dvārakā, also…
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