Thousands of homes were left without power in Mauritius on Wednesday as powerful cyclone winds battered…
Category: Phys.org
Phys.org
Brussels labels gas and nuclear as sustainable investments
The European Commission on Wednesday defied protests from green campaigners and dissent in its own ranks…
Using the principle of coherent feedback to cool a quantum system
We’ve all experienced the principle of feedback—for example, when we use a thermostat in conjunction with…
Shadow of cosmic water cloud reveals the temperature of the young universe
An international group of astrophysicists has discovered a new method to estimate the cosmic microwave background…
Researchers manipulate liquid metals without contact
In a landmark discovery, University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have realized the non-contact manipulation of liquid…
Prehistoric human vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of migration from Africa
A new study led by researchers from Bar-Ilan University, Ono Academic College, The University of Tulsa…
The puzzle of the 'lost' angular momentum
In a closed physical system, the sum of all angular momentum remains constant, according to an…
Researchers model 'red snow' algal blooming events
Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the…
Ocean eddies could explain Antarctic sea-ice paradox
Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained…
CRISPR-Cas9 can generate unexpected, heritable mutations
CRISPR-Cas9, the “genetic scissors,” creates new potential for curing diseases, but treatments must be reliable. In…