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Heavy water isotopes make weather predictions more accurate
Incorporating satellite measurements of water vapour isotopes into weather models can improve weather forecasts, particularly when predicting heavy rainfall
Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics
Foundational postulates of the path-integral formulation observed in the lab
What can cutting a photon in half tell us about causality and local equivalence?
Calculations identify complicated consequences of removing a mirror
Miniature microprobe enables internal imaging of smaller blood vessels than ever before
A microprobe can navigate and image smaller arteries than previously possible, helping diagnose and plan treatments for vascular diseases
Dirty magnetite nanoparticles keep cleaning up dyes
Synthesizing magnetite nanoparticles directly in dye-polluted water gives them new surface chemistry that lets them adsorb different pollutants
Einstein’s equivalence principle put to two new tests
The theory of general relativity still holds, according to new space-based and laboratory experiments
Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test
CERN’s ATLAS experiment probes the extreme universe
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Microbes may survive at the Moon’s south pole
Crewed missions to the lunar polar regions must limit the unintended transfer of Earth life forms, say scientists
Read article: Microbes may survive at the Moon’s south pole
Tiny biodegradable stars enhance drug delivery to the skin
Microneedle-coated polymer particles rubbed onto the skin increase the delivery of medication by up to 37-fold
Read article: Tiny biodegradable stars enhance drug delivery to the skin
Metasurface optical device boosts nonlinear frequency conversion
Nanostructured device efficiently transforms light into different frequencies – including those at technologically important near-infrared wavelengths
Read article: Metasurface optical device boosts nonlinear frequency conversion
Fast 3D imaging reveals how seizures move through the brain
A high-speed, 3D light-sheet microscope allows researchers to record seizure dynamics in larval zebrafish
Read article: Fast 3D imaging reveals how seizures move through the brain
‘Vacuumtronics’ could help make better superconductors
Vacuum fluctuations could be a non-invasive way to tune superconductivity
Read article: ‘Vacuumtronics’ could help make better superconductors
Could quantum information theory explain universe evolution?
Gravity from entropy theory offer hints of why low-entropy regions persist in the universe
Read article: Could quantum information theory explain universe evolution?
A hybrid energy system for heating, cooling and generating electricity
New concept exploits both the heat of the Sun and the coldness of outer space
Read article: A hybrid energy system for heating, cooling and generating electricity
Mercury may not need an ancient dynamo to explain its magnetic crust
New analyses of MESSENGER data find that present-day magnetic field can explain most of its crustal magnetism
Read article: Mercury may not need an ancient dynamo to explain its magnetic crust
Non-reciprocal interactions keep particles in collective motion
New finding could help create active matter with a structure that continuously reorganizes itself
Read article: Non-reciprocal interactions keep particles in collective motion
How far ahead can we predict the weather?
New work on predictability limits suggests that around 129 days is probably the maximum limit
Read article: How far ahead can we predict the weather?
Skyrmion topology makes long-distance optical communications more robust
New work will help advance the development of more reliable free-space networks
Read article: Skyrmion topology makes long-distance optical communications more robust
Bilayer approach ramps performance of all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells
A novel graphene oxide bilayer pushes triple-junction perovskite solar cells to a milestone 27.3% efficiency with unprecedented operational longevity
Read article: Bilayer approach ramps performance of all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells
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