Environmental scientist conducts international research on the impacts of cotton

Cotton is the most widely used natural fiber for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans…

New bacteria discovery could lead to better treatments for people with cystic fibrosis

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has made a breakthrough in the field of microbiology,…

Deriving the fundamental limit of heat current in quantum mechanical many-particle systems

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have mathematically derived the fundamental limit of heat current flowing…

Team develops novel sponge-based triboelectric nanogenerator for corrosion protection in transportation systems

Corrosion causes significant losses to various industries. Cathodic protection is used to protect steel in marine…

Researchers find evidence for widespread thermal optimality of ecosystem respiration

Terrestrial ecosystems respire nearly 120–130 Gt of carbon into the atmosphere each year. But it is…

Mathematical proof reveals new insights into typhoon dynamics

In a remarkable breakthrough in the field of mathematical science, Professor Kyudong Choi from the Department…

Marine heat waves don't just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

Most of us know what a heat wave feels like on land—sweltering heat for days. But…

How might coral adapt to rising ocean temperatures? Thermal priming of gametes could hold promise

As seawater temperatures rise, concern over the ability of coral to survive and reproduce also grows.…

A theory of strong-field non-perturbative physics driven by quantum light

Non-perturbative interactions (i.e., interactions too strong to be described by so-called perturbation theory) between light and…

Researchers define protocol for high-resolution imaging of living cells using atomic force microscopy

Images of nanoscale structures inside living cells are in increasing demand for the insights into cellular…