Smartphones are lowering student's grades, study finds

The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in…

Ultrafast hydrogen bond dynamics of liquid water revealed by THz-induced Kerr effect

Liquid water is considered the cornerstone of life and has many extraordinary physical and biochemical properties.…

The MOF-based multicolor single-mode microlaser

Since different tissues, cells or biochemicals have different (such as optical, thermal and acoustic) responses to…

Dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography: 3-D live-imaging of retinal organoids

Optical coherence tomography offers astounding opportunities to image the complex structure of living tissue but lacks…

A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity

A group of theoretical physicists, including two physicists from the University of Groningen, have proposed a…

There is at least 10 times more plastic in the Atlantic than previously thought

The mass of ‘invisible’ microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately…

Trace vapor generator for detecting explosives, narcotics

Trace vapor detection technologies are crucial for ensuring reliable and safe detection of explosives and illegal…

Humid air can extend lifetime of virus-laden aerosol droplets

The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is thought to spread through natural respiratory activities, such as…

100 cool worlds found near the Sun

How complete is our census of the Sun’s closest neighbors? Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing…

Researchers discover novel molecular mechanism that enables conifers to adapt to winter

In boreal forest during late winter, freezing temperatures are typical but at the same time the…