Artificial material protects light states on smallest length scales

Light not only plays a key role as an information carrier for optical computer chips, but…

Air quality models can improve the accuracy of forecasts of daily solar power production in the future

The expansion of renewable energies is placing increasing demands on the power grids. Precise forecasts of…

Physicists exploit space and time symmetries to control quantum materials

Physicists have developed a theory describing how space reflection and time reversal symmetries can be exploited,…

Stroke may be triggered by anger, emotional upset and heavy physical exertion

A global study into causes of stroke has found that one in 11 survivors experienced a…

Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills

A floating, robotic film could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants…

Parent-teacher relationship vital to home schooling

A research survey of primary school teachers in England has emphasized the importance of the relationship…

Aircraft reveal a surprisingly strong Southern Ocean carbon sink

The Southern Ocean is indeed a significant carbon sink — absorbing a large amount of the…

Color-changing magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light

By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared…

TESS discovers a planet the size of Mars but with the makeup of Mercury

The TESS mission has discovered an ultra-short-period planet (USP) that is also super light. The planet…

Astronomers find a new planet that's mostly made of iron

NASA’s TESS telescope finds a small, iron-rich planet which could help explain the origins of Mercury,…