Physicists Discover Strange Array of Links and Knots in Quantum Matter
Electrons in a Crystal Exhibit Linked and Knotted Quantum Twists As physicists dig deeper into the quantum realm, they are discovering an infinitesimally small world…
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Unchecked Global Emissions on Course To Trigger Mass Extinction of Marine Life
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plunge within the next few centuries to levels…
New Insight Into “Blobs” Improves Scientists’ Understanding of a Universal Process
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have gained insight into a fundamental process found throughout the universe. Scientists…
Atomic Layer Etching Could Lead to Ever-More Powerful Microchips and Supercomputers
Over the course of almost 60 years, the information age has given the world the internet, smart phones, and lightning-fast computers. This has been made…
What Is Your Dog’s Lifespan? You Might Be Surprised – Dog Aging Project
What is your dog’s lifespan? A Princeton geneticist is seeking the keys to canine health and longevity. How old is your dog in human years?…
Stress Ball Morphogenesis: Humble Lizards Offer Surprising Approach to Engineering Artificial Lungs
When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A…
What’s Fueling Political Polarization Across the US? People Unknowingly Grouping Themselves Together Online
As people curate their online news feeds, they may be unwillingly sorting themselves into polarized networks, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton…
Probing Deep Into the Very Nature of Electrons With the World’s Purest Sample of Gallium Arsenide
Princeton researchers have created the world’s purest sample of gallium arsenide, a semiconductor used in devices that power such technologies as cell phones and satellites….
Fractured Artificial Rock Helps Crack a Strange 54-Year-Old Fluid Mystery
Princeton researchers have solved a 54-year-old puzzle about why certain fluids strangely slow down under pressure when flowing through porous materials, such as soils and…
Researchers Record the Breaking of a Single Chemical Bond – “Amazing”
Using advanced microscopy techniques at Princeton University, researchers have recorded the breaking of a single chemical bond between a carbon atom and an iron atom…
Framework for Engineering Living Cells Inspired by the Math That Describes How Bubbles Form in a Glass of Champagne
Theory of Bubbles Lifts Cell Biology Into a New, More Quantitative Era A study published on September 22, 2021, in the journal Nature details how…
Princeton Researchers Discover New Way To Encourage COVID Vaccinations and Masking
In the face of a global pandemic, with more than 200 million global infections and 4 million deaths, and despite unprecedented efforts by public health…
Spacecraft in Sun’s Backyard Unravels the Origins of Interplanetary Dust
Scientists using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have assembled the most complete picture yet of the inner structure and behavior of the large cloud…
Water Blisters Trapped Beneath Greenland’s Thick Ice Sheet Could Provide Critical Hydrological Insight
Water “blisters” trapped beneath the thick interior of Greenland’s ice sheet could provide critical insight into the hydrological network coursing deep below Earth’s second largest…
The Arctic Ocean’s Deep Past Provides Clues to Its Imminent Future Under a Global Warming Regime
Nitrogen isotopes reveal that stratification of Arctic waters will prevent surface plankton from receiving enough nutrients to grow abundantly. As the North Pole, the Arctic…
Increase in COVID-19 Cases and Novel Variant Emergence Could Result From “Vaccine Nationalism”
The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over…
Princeton University Researchers: Planting Forests May Cool the Planet More Than Thought
Princeton University researchers found that greater formation of clouds over forested areas suggests that reforestation would likely be more effective at cooling Earth’s atmosphere than…
Bigon Rings: Technique Inspired by Lace Making Could Someday Weave Structures in Space
Lauren Dreier was paging through a 19th century book by the German architect Gottfried Semper when she spotted some intriguing patterns inspired by lace. A…
