Ultra-fast optical way to extract critical information from quantum materials

Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due to their exotic electronic structure, on surfaces and edges…

Children told lies by parents subsequently lie more as adults, face adjustment difficulty

‘If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,’ is a lie that parents might use to…

Decades-long drop in breast cancer death rate continues

A decades-long decline in the breast cancer death rate continues, but has begun to slow in…

Why are there no animal species with three legs?

If ‘Why?’ is the first question in science, ‘Why not?’ must be a close second. Sometimes…

Preventing future forest diebacks

Removing dead trees from the forests and reforesting on a large scale: this is the German…

Quantum vacuum: Less than zero energy

According to quantum physics, energy can be ‘borrowed’ — at least for some time. Energies lower…

Anak Krakatau volcano collapse: 'Warning signs were there'

Taking all the available data, it was clear something was amiss with the tsunami-generating volcano. …

Structural color printing of 3-D microscale objects by shrinking photonic crystals

In a report recently published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Associate Professor Joel…

'Ocean Cleanup' ship sweeps first Pacific plastic

A special ship designed to clean the oceans has harvested its first plastic from the Great…

Sutherland spaceport plans cover 'extensive' site

Launch towers and “antenna farms” have been proposed for the 815-acre site in the north Highlands. …