The GRAPES-3 muon telescope with lightning (artistic view). Credit: The GRAPES-3 Collaboration. CC0. A new study shows how cosmic-ray particles can help probe the powerful electric fields inside thunderstorms. An instrument built to study cosmic rays has turned out to...
‘Zero-thickness’ designs of airfoils to minimise drag or maximise lift. Evolutionary algorithms have shown that designs which have the least drag have a strongly corrugated shape (top), while those which maximise lift have a large, smooth curvature with a dip at the...
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) accelerator in the tunnel at CERN. © 2009-2026 CERN See https://copyright.web.cern.ch/ Physicists at the University of Oxford have helped to uncover a ‘spooky’ quantum effect in the Large Hadron Collider. The physicists have helped to...
The model and image of the in situ formed [Ni1O4Ni4] active structure. Credit: DICP. An international team of researchers have uncovered reconstructed active motifs for efficient methane partial oxidation. Partial oxidation of methane (POM) offers a promising...
An illustration of THDBT (tetrahydroxy deoxybenzoin triazole) filler aggregates at the molecular level. In this 'slow chaos' state, there are fewer vibrational pathways available for heat transport, resulting in lower thermal conductivity. Reproduced from Materials...
Solar-driven catalyst material that harnesses the energy of a single photon to reduce carbon dioxide and oxidise organic waste at the same time. Credit: University of Nottingham. Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a catalyst where a single...
Studying physics can be very useful – even when it comes to machine learning. A digital ‘super-brain’ with built-in knowledge of the fundamental laws of nature can speed up the development of optical components for everything from quantum computers to eyeglass or...
This offshore floating photovoltaic (OFPV) system demonstrates how solar energy can be generated efficiently without competing for land resources, offering a promising solution for renewable energy expansion in land-constrained regions. Credit: Courtesy of Ching-Feng...
A view of the operando cell in the sample chamber during the measurements at the SISSY Endstation. Credit: E Kataev/ HZB. CC BY-SA. Research at Germany’s BESSY II synchrotron radiation source shows how intrinsic oxygen shortens the lifespan of solid-state batteries....
SpeciesNet's AI prediction can be seen on an image of a lynx. Credit: Mammal Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab. AI can dramatically speed up the painstaking work of tracking wildlife with remote cameras, cutting analysis time from months to just days. The...
