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Physics
Quantum-inspired advances transform crystal gaps into terabyte storage for classic memory
Crystals used in research charge under UV light. The process created by Zhong Lab, a school of molecular engineering at the University of Chicago, can be used in a variety of materials, taking advantage of the powerful and flexible optical properties of rare earths. Credit: Uchicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering / Zhong Lab From punch card manipulation looms in the 1800s…
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Earth
Enhanced weathering can transform US agriculture for atmospheric removal
The advantages of surface ozone and weathering enhancement for crop production. Credit: Nature (2025). doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08429-2 The new study is the practice of implementing enhanced weathering (EW) and adding crushed basalts to the soil, and by US agriculture, the company will remove 16-300 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year by 2050. It has been revealed that it will rise…
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Nanotechnology
Detecting disease with a single molecule: Nanopore-based sensors could transform diagnostics
The sensor is a glass tube whose tip is melted into a sharp needle-like structure that is immersed in a liquid containing molecules. Credit: Kevin Freedman/ImageFX/UCR Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a nanopore-based tool that can diagnose diseases much faster and more accurately than current tests by capturing signals from individual molecules. The molecules that scientists…
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Nanotechnology
Moving graphene from the lab to the factory: How 2D materials can transform everyday electronics
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Graphene has delivered on that promise in the lab. EU researchers are currently working to support widespread adoption in high-end electronics, photonics and sensors. Dr. Inge Asselberghs has been closely involved in advanced graphene research for the past decade. Currently, she is at the forefront of efforts to bring this “miracle substance” out of the laboratory…
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Physics
Optical technology using orbital angular momentum has the potential to transform medical diagnosis
Experimental setup. Credit: Light: Science & Applications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01562-7 Researchers at Aston University have developed a new technology using light that could revolutionize non-invasive medical diagnostics and optical communications. In this study, we demonstrate how a type of light called orbital angular momentum (OAM) can be used to improve imaging and data transmission through skin and other biological tissues.…
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Earth
Are splay faults the “gateways” that trigger great continental transform earthquakes?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 have all occurred on tributaries of the main fault, and the two researchers predict that the next big earthquake of this type will also occur on a tributary or branch fault. Last year’s magnitude 7.8 Pazarchik earthquake in Turkey was one of several large, damaging earthquakes caused by…
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