“Mini” Monster Black Hole Discovery Could Reveal Secrets to Giant’s Growth
The discovery of a supermassive black hole in a relatively small galaxy could help astronomers unravel the mystery surrounding how the very biggest black holes…
New Materials Synthesized for Extremely High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
A group of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania synthesized materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module, with an…
What Causes Long COVID Symptoms? New Clues From Under the Microscope
A team from UNSW’s Kirby Institute and St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney have uncovered an immune profile for long COVID, potentially paving the way for tailored…
Ironing Out the Interiors of Super-Earth Exoplanets
The discovery of more than 4,500 extra-solar planets has created a need for modeling their interior structure and dynamics. As it turns out, iron plays…
The Obesity Paradox and Circadian Rhythms in Heart Failure
Disrupting circadian rhythms, which change naturally on a 24-hour cycle, has been implicated in heart disease, but it is unclear how it leads to the…
Protecting Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations From Cyberattacks
As the number of electric cars on the road grows, so does the need for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the Internet-based managing systems…
Serial Break-Ups and Years Lived Alone Strongly Linked to Inflammation in Men
Findings most likely indicate heightened risk of ill health and death, suggest researchers. Living alone for several years and/or experiencing serial relationship break-ups are strongly…
Come Sail Away With Me
The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in…
Tiny New Sensor – That Could Fit in a Smartphone – Makes the Invisible Visible
Miniaturized near-infrared sensor that could fit in a smartphone can analyze the chemical content of milk and plastics. A TU/e research group has developed a…
Better Mental Health Among Transgender People Who Started Hormones As Teens
For transgender people, starting gender-affirming hormone treatment in adolescence is linked to better mental health than waiting until adulthood, according to new research led by…
Newly Discovered Type of “Strange Metal” – Material That Shares Fundamental Quantum Attributes With Black Holes
A new discovery could help scientists to understand “strange metals,” a class of materials that are related to high-temperature superconductors and share fundamental quantum attributes…
Black Hole at Center of Milky Way Is Unpredictable and Chaotic – Mysterious Flares Erupt Every Day
An international team of researchers, led by postgraduate student Alexis Andrés, has found that the black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*,…
Explosion of Supergiant Star Captured by Astronomers
Using a University of Hawaiʻi telescope on Haleakala and another on Maunakea, astronomers, for the very first time, imaged the dramatic end to a red…
New Silicon Carbide Qubits Bring Us One Step Closer to Quantum Networks
Chromium defects in silicon carbide may provide a new platform for quantum information. Quantum computers may be able to solve science problems that are impossible for…
Key Molecule Identified That May Lead to New Treatments for COVID
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering studies hope to find drugs that work against variants. Many treatments for COVID-19 focus on the spike protein that the…
Why Do We Forget? New Theory Says “Forgetting” Is Actually a Form of Learning
We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay…
2021 – A Year Physicists Asked, “What Lies Beyond the Standard Model?”
If you ask a physicist like me to explain how the world works, my lazy answer might be: “It follows the Standard Model.” The Standard…
Webb Space Telescope Will “Revolutionize Our Understanding” of the Universe
On December 25, the largest and most powerful space telescope ever constructed by NASA was successfully launched from Earth. With unprecedented technology, the James Webb…