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Physics
Scientists are close to affordable superconductor edges: new materials may ultimately supply electricity to electric vehicles and more
Electronic band structure and superconducting pocket. Credit: Nature (2025). doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08381-1 Imagine a world where free-floating electric cars glide down the highway, laptops hundreds of times stronger, and clean energy flows into an infinite supply. This future relies on the development of new superconductors, or materials that can transmit electricity with near perfect efficiency, telling experts. problem? From pure elements like…
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Nanotechnology
Engineers develop methods to mass-produce nanoparticles that will directly supply cancer drugs to tumors
This microfluidic device can be used to quickly and in large quantities of nanoparticles. Credit: Gretchen Ertl Nanoparticles coated with therapeutic agents show great promise in cancer treatments, including ovarian cancer. These particles can directly target tumors, where they release the payload while avoiding many of the side effects of traditional chemotherapy. Over the past decade, Professor Paula Hammond of…
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Environment
Artificial glaciers increase water supply in northern Pakistan
Ice resembles a Buddhist pagoda and forms the shape of a corn that acts as a storage system. As temperatures rise, they melt steadily throughout the spring. At the foot of Pakistan’s incredibly high mountains, farmers, whitened by frost all year round, have created ice towers tackling water shortages. Warm winters as a result of climate change reduce snowfall and…
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Earth
Groundwater benefits indicate that Arizona’s policy is working, but climate risks still threaten water supply
The Superstition Mountains Recharge Project is part of the Phoenix Active Management area. Water from the Colorado River is brought into the basin, allowing groundwater levels to be recharged. Credit: Central Arizona Project/Philip A. Fortnum Research led by Austin schools in Arizona and Colorado and collaborators shows that despite areas dealing with long-term water stress, it has contributed to a…
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Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles supply microRNAs to muscle stem cells for potential muscular dystrophy treatment
Immunofluorescence staining of skeletal muscle from mice treated with microearn nanoparticles. Credit: Alvaro Somosa In international collaboration, researchers have made important breakthroughs in the therapeutic delivery of microRNAs against the previously untreated disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disorder characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass due to mutations in the dystrophin gene. Without the corresponding…
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Physics
Continuous cryogenic pellet injection system developed for tokamak fuel supply
Photos and test results of pellet injection fuel supply system. Credit: HOU Jilei A joint research team from the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed a continuous cryogenic pellet injection system for tokamak fueling. This innovative system addresses key technical challenges associated with cryogenic ice formation, pellet cutting, and launch. Cryogenic pellet injection is…
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