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Planetary Sciences May 27, 2025

What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?

Twice a year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers.

Optics & Photonics May 27, 2025

New technique turns 'noisy' lasers into quantum light

Scientists have discovered a way to convert fluctuating lasers into remarkably stable beams that defy classical physics, opening new doors for photonic technologies that rely on both high power and high precision.

Ecology May 27, 2025

20,000-year-old whale bone tools discovered in Spain

Humans were making tools from whale bones as far back as 20,000 years ago, according to a study conducted by scientists from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona ...

Bio & Medicine May 27, 2025

New tool reveals how DNA nanostructures interact with cell membranes

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, adjusting the permeability of the membrane can improve drug delivery. Adding signaling molecules to the ...

Ecology May 27, 2025

Insect-eating Venus flytraps thrive in the Carolinas as hikers peek into their native ecosystem

Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world鈥攑lants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, ...

Cell & Microbiology May 26, 2025

We found a germ that 'feeds' on hospital plastic

Plastic pollution is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time鈥攁nd some of nature's tiniest organisms may offer a surprising way out.

Nanophysics May 26, 2025

Exotic vibrations in new materials: New insights show universal applicability of carbyne as a sensor

For the design of future materials, it is important to understand how the individual atoms inside a material interact with each other quantum mechanically. Previously inexplicable vibrational states between carbon chains ...

Nanophysics May 26, 2025

A new molecular model of bilayer graphene with higher semiconducting properties

Juan Casado Cord贸n, Professor of 萌妹社区ical Chemistry at the University of Malaga, considers graphene鈥攁n infinite layer of carbon atoms鈥攁s one of the greatest discoveries of the last 20 years due to its "unique properties" ...

Condensed Matter May 26, 2025

Smart phonon control boosts efficiency in eco-friendly thermoelectric material

A research team has discovered how to make a promising energy-harvesting material much more efficient鈥攚ithout relying on rare or expensive elements. The material, called 尾-Zn4Sb3, is a tellurium-free thermoelectric compound ...

Astronomy May 26, 2025

Water ice detected in a debris disk around young nearby star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and elsewhere have detected water ice in a debris disk around HD 181327鈥攁 young star located within 160 light years away from ...

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