Weird Quantum State of Matter Observed for the First Time
Physicist Andrea Bianchi has observed the “quantum spin liquid” state in a magnetic material created in his lab. It’s not every day that someone discovered…
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Physicist Andrea Bianchi has observed the “quantum spin liquid” state in a magnetic material created in his lab. It’s not every day that someone discovered…
Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins. Reported last week in Nature Methods, the device is a…
Nearly 10 million children in lower-income countries like Nigeria and Pakistan have never been vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to deadly diseases like polio, measles, and…
With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic’s spread is accelerating. A research team led by Joelle Pelletier and Jean-François Masson, both professors in…
Scientists in Montreal discover a new enzymatic complex that can stop cells from aging, opening the way to possible new cancer therapies. Researchers at Université…
Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking, or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development…
The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the immense gas envelope surrounding giant…
New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women…
An exoplanet the size of Neptune has been discovered around the young star AU Microscopii, thanks in part to the work of Jonathan Gagné, a…
In Quebec, gravestones did not come into common use until the second half of the 19th century, so historical cemeteries contain many unmarked graves. Inspired…
Macrocycles are molecules made of large rings of atoms. Despite being relatively big and flexible, the molecules don’t always stay “floppy” — they can actually…
Double-Checking the Science on the Effects of Ocean Acidification Sometimes it helps to check the facts. You may be surprised by what you find. Over…
Using a new microscopic “fishing” technique, scientists at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Université de Montréal have successfully snagged thousands of proteins key…