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Archaeologists sailing like a Viking make unexpected discoveries
Credit: Lund University Grier Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has been sailing in the Viking’s footsteps for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed far from Scandinavia and took a route farther from the land than previously thought possible. In his latest research, he found evidence of a network of decentralized ports on islands…
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Physicists find unexpected electron crystals in new ultra-thin materials
This graphic visualizes how electrons behave as solids (left, glacier-like structure) or liquids (river-like structures) depending on the voltage applied to new material cooled to ultra-low temperatures similar to space. Credits: Michael Hurley and Sampson Wilcox/Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystal structures in a material that is a billionth of thickness. This…
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Unexpected shapes of lead 208 nuclei encourage reevaluation of nuclear models
For ⟨0 +1 |, the mean (points) and confidence regions are the regions corresponding to 1σ (solid line) and 2σ (dotted line) | E3 | 3-1⟩ and ⟨3 −1 | E2 | 3 −1⟩Matrix elements (top), and ⟨0 +1 | E2 | 2 +1⟩ and ⟨2 +1 | E2 | 2 +1⟩Matrix elements (bottom). Credit: Physics Review Letter (2025). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.062502…
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Chemistry
Unexpected discovery of collagen structures indicates greater diversity than previously believed
Characterization of A, B-CRT and C peptide assemblies: Credit: ACS Central Science (2025). doi:10.1021/accentsci.5c00018 Collagen, the body’s most abundant protein, has long been considered a predictable structural component of tissue. However, a new study led by Jeffrey Hartgarin and Tracy Yu of Rice University, in collaboration with Mark Kreuzberger and Edward Egelman of the University of Virginia (UVA) is likely…
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Nanotechnology
Single-atomic metal layer reveals unexpected spin-polarized current control by light
When circularly polarized light is applied to a thallium-lead alloy, the majority of the electrons “up-spin” and flow in the correct direction (spin-polarized current). Credit: Taniuchi et al. 2025 Researchers at the University of Tokyo have demonstrated that the direction of spin-polarized current is restricted to only one direction in a single atomic layer of a thallium-lead alloy when irradiated…
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Nanotechnology
‘Twisted’ 2D materials exhibit unexpected electronic behavior that defies theoretical predictions
This photo shows first author Giovanna Feraco (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Netherlands) operating an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) system at the synchrotron facility. Credit: University of Groningen In search of new materials that will enable more efficient electronics, scientists are researching so-called 2D materials. These are sheets just one atom thick and can have all sorts of…
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New study reveals unexpected interaction between Mars and the solar wind
Main regions and boundaries of the degenerate magnetosphere and the near-Mars environment (near-parallel IMF). Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07959-z Scientists from the Swedish Institute of Astrophysics (IRF) in Kiruna and Umeå University have discovered that under certain conditions the induced magnetosphere of Mars can degrade, their findings are published in a new study in the journal Nature. An induced magnetosphere…
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