Spintronics: X-ray microscopy unravels the nature of domain walls

A new study at BESSY II analyzes the formation of skyrmions in ferrimagnetic thin films of…

Which radio waves disrupt the magnetic sense in migratory birds?

Many songbirds use the Earth’s magnetic field as a guide during their migrations, but radio waves…

Producing carboxylic acids using an environmentally friendly technique

Polyamides are present in many different products, such as ropes for mountaineering, parachutes of nylon, and…

Scientist propose an all-in-one surface design of copper nanowire assemblies to achieve ~100% defrosting efficiency

Scientists at Dalian University of Technology propose a design of copper nanowire assemblies that can sufficiently…

Manipulating polaron transport via laser-induced coherent phonons

Polarons are quasiparticles composed of excess electrons dressed with virtual phonon clouds. They are ubiquitous in…

Oceanic waves represent fundamental challenges in nonlinear science, say mathematicians

The instability of Stokes waves (steady propagating waves on the surface of an ideal fluid with…

New type of visible-light responsive photocatalyst is efficient, stable and very economical

Researchers at the University of Johannesburg have developed a new type of photocatalyst that harnesses the…

Division of labor found to affect the risk of infection in clonal ant colonies

In a new study in Nature Communications, an international research team including scientists at the Max…

Making the invisible, visible: New method makes mid-infrared light detectable at room temperature

Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge have developed a new method…

Scientists use quantum device to slow down simulated chemical reaction 100 billion times

Scientists at the University of Sydney have, for the first time, used a quantum computer to…