Feynman diagrams are a powerful tool in condensed matter physics. By turning highly complex equations into sets of simple diagrams, the method has established…
In order to analyse climate change or provide information on natural hazards, for example, it is important for researchers to gather knowledge about rain.
Two new studies by researchers at Penn State describe the protein, which is 100 million times better at binding to lanthanides–the rare-earth metals used in…
The discovery, detailed in Science Advances, expands ORNL's achievements in lowering the cost of bioproducts by creating novel uses for lignin–the material…
Through a unique neutron experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, experimental physicists resolved the weak force between the…
Training neural networks to perform tasks like recognize objects, navigate self-driving cars or play games eats up a lot of computing power and time.
A NIMS-led research group succeeded in developing a high-quality diamond cantilever with among the highest quality (Q) factor values at room temperature ever…
How do airborne particles, so-called aerosols, affect the formation and life cycle of clouds and precipitation?
The age of the water in the world's oceans is critical for understanding ocean circulation, especially for the transport of gases from the atmosphere into the…
Twenty-one light years away, in the constellation Cassiopeia, a planet by the name of HD219134 b orbits its star with a year that is just three days long. With…
A team of international researchers, including experts from the University of Exeter's Physics and Astronomy department, have observed a rare stellar outburst…
Russian scientists have come closer to creating a digital system to process speech in real-life sound environment, for example, when several people talk…
Sulfoquinovose is a sugar found in plants, which contains sulfur. As a constituent of green-vegetable diets, for example in spinach and salad, it is also found…
Different eras of civilization are defined by the discovery of new materials, as new materials drive new capabilities. And yet, identifying the best material…
Yet a new study unveils another useful role the microbiome plays. A team of researchers from Brown University found that in mice, the gut microbiome regulates…
A Texas A&M engineering research team is harnessing the power of machine learning, data science and the domain knowledge of experts to autonomously discover…