Gravitational waves from merging black holes go nonlinear
New models could help put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
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Medical needle model improves virtual training platforms for junior surgeons
Mathematical model improves the accuracy of surgical training platforms used to simulate biopsy and brachytherapy procedures
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Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Physicists may have solved enduring mystery
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Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last
Researchers unearth a hitherto undescribed electron screening effect that promotes superconductivity in the first superconductor ever discovered
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Physicists simulate how SARS-CoV-2 forms
New work could help in the design and development of drugs to fight coronaviruses
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A periodic table for topological materials
Materials that conduct electricity on their outsides, but not their insides, are surprisingly common, as Maia Vergniory and colleagues demonstrated
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Ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus could be rich in a key ingredient for life
Simulations suggest phosphorous concentration is on par with Earth’s oceans
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Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles
Research could help protect satellites and astronauts from the solar wind
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Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes
A combination of mechanisms triggers the formation of cracks in snow layers
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Friction plays crucial role in how dominoes topple in waves
Computer simulations also highlight importance of domino spacing
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