Liquid–metal interfaces show large thermoelectric effect
Discovery could help us better understand Jupiter’s magnetic field as well as improve liquid–metal batteries
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Discovery could help us better understand Jupiter’s magnetic field as well as improve liquid–metal batteries
Technology based on diffractive optical process offers alternative to traditional encryption
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New gravitational field model quantifies the "divergence problem" identified in 2022
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Counterintuitive finding could be useful for spacecraft shielding design and high-speed manufacturing processes
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Super-sensitive mechanical resonator could detect ultra-small forces such as gravity
New technique can stably trap irregularly shaped particles bigger than 0.1 mm – something that has been challenging to do so far
New "wavefunction matching" method correctly predicts nuclear radii of elements with atomic numbers from 2 to 58