A general theory to realize bilayer stacking ferroelectricity

Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics, planar materials that have a spontaneous and reversible electric polarization, are extremely rare…

Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland

During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a…

Scientists reconstruct full state of a quantum liquid

A team of physicists has illuminated certain properties of quantum systems by observing how their fluctuations…

Establishing the basis for mammalian intracellular computing with mRNA switches

Professor Hirohide Saito and his research team have developed a new approach to control mRNA translation…

What the egg crisis reveals about our food system

This isn’t the first time the price of eggs has skyrocketed. During the mid-19th-century gold rush,…

Hidden RNA repair mechanism discovered in humans

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are single-stranded molecules that play an essential role in the cells of all…

Visible light absorption of titanium dioxide achieved through cerium synchronous doping in anatase

The introduction of rare earth elements into TiO2 can effectively improve the electron-hole separation of TiO2…

Astronomers explore multiple stellar populations in Messier 92

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers from the…

If it pays to be a jerk, why isn't everyone that way? A chimpanzee study offers insight

Throw a tantrum. Threaten, shove aside or steal from your colleagues. Science confirms, yet again, that…

Scientists discover three new hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Scientists have discovered three new hydrothermal vent fields over a 434-mile-long stretch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge…