Read article: Sun-like stars produce ‘superflares’ about once a century
Sun-like stars produce ‘superflares’ about once a century
Highly energetic events happen much more often than previously thought, say astronomers
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Read article: Sun-like stars produce ‘superflares’ about once a century
Read article: New method recycles quantum dots used in microscopic lasers
New method recycles quantum dots used in microscopic lasers
Expensive and sometimes toxic elements can be reused in new devices
Read article: Cross-linked polymer is both stiff and stretchy
Cross-linked polymer is both stiff and stretchy
Researchers have succeeded in combining two usually incompatible properties for the first time
Read article: Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby
Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby
New data analysis reveals that some of our understanding of the ice giant Uranus may be false
Read article: Supramolecular biomass foam removes microplastics from water
Supramolecular biomass foam removes microplastics from water
New material can adsorb up to 99.8% of plastic particles
Read article: Immiscible ice layers may explain why Uranus and Neptune lack magnetic poles
Immiscible ice layers may explain why Uranus and Neptune lack magnetic poles
Simulations of "ice giant" interiors shed light on unexpected Voyager 2 findings
Read article: Laser beam casts a shadow in a ruby crystal
Laser beam casts a shadow in a ruby crystal
Complex photon-photon interactions make a beam of light behave like a solid object
Read article: Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn
Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn
Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of e-waste a year by 2030
Read article: Vertical-nanowire transistors defeat the Boltzmann tyranny
Vertical-nanowire transistors defeat the Boltzmann tyranny
New gallium antimonide/indium arsenide transistor is more energy-efficient than silicon-based devices
Read article: Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time
Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time
Physicists say the LHC could provide evidence to back up theoretical findings on how shapes of atomic nuclei change under extreme conditions
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