Read article: Archaeology may help climate-change adaptation
Archaeology may help climate-change adaptation
Ancient water-management techniques may hold key to adapting to widespread drying
Read article: Archaeology may help climate-change adaptation
Read article: Neutrons fly left or right depending on size of colliding nuclei
Neutrons fly left or right depending on size of colliding nuclei
Outcome of collision determined by electromagnetic and strong forces
Read article: Optical ‘astrocomb’ could boost searches for Earth-like planets
Optical ‘astrocomb’ could boost searches for Earth-like planets
Microresonator cavity operates at frequencies needed to make extremely precise observations
Read article: Engineers reinvent the inductor after two centuries
Engineers reinvent the inductor after two centuries
On-chip devices made from intercalated graphene exploit the mechanism of kinetic inductance
Read article: Arctic reaches a ‘new normal’
Arctic reaches a ‘new normal’
Region showing no signs of returning to its ‘reliably frozen state’ of a decade ago
Read article: Quantum gravity could be probed by entangled masses
Quantum gravity could be probed by entangled masses
Physicists revisit thought experiment proposed by Richard Feynman
Read article: How forests could limit earthquake damage to buildings
How forests could limit earthquake damage to buildings
Calculations show that rows of trees can block Love waves
Read article: ‘Quantum radio’ could improve communications in difficult environments
‘Quantum radio’ could improve communications in difficult environments
Atom magnetometers could boost GPS performance
Read article: Semiconductor nanosensor measures membrane potential
Semiconductor nanosensor measures membrane potential
New device might be used to record action potentials from multiple neurons as well as electrical signals on the nanoscale – for example, across just one synapse
Read article: 2D MXenes make photonic diodes
2D MXenes make photonic diodes
Researchers have made the first “passive” optical devices from Ti3C2Tx and C60 that allow for one-way transmission of light
