New phases of water detected
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that water in a one-molecule layer acts like neither a liquid nor a solid, and that it becomes highly conductive at high… Read More »New phases of water detected
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Early gibbon fossil found in southwest China: Discovery fills evolutionary history gap of apes
A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes. Go to Source Author:
Making and breaking of chemical bonds in single ‘nanoconfined’ molecules
Researchers around the world are working to develop efficient materials to convert CO2 into usable chemical substances—work that is particularly pressing in view of global warming. Go to Source Author:
MICROSCOPE mission presents most precise test of general relativity’s Weak Equivalence Principle
In new studies published in Physical Review Letters and a special issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity on September 14, a team of researchers present the most precise test yet… Read More »MICROSCOPE mission presents most precise test of general relativity’s Weak Equivalence Principle
Laser light transformed plastic into tiny diamonds
With the zap of a laser, trash can literally become treasure. In a new experiment, physicists shined a laser at bits of PET. That’s the kind of plastic used in… Read More »Laser light transformed plastic into tiny diamonds