Why do I get static shocks from everyday objects? Is it my shoes?
2024-12-04 09:41:00 phys.org Static electricity also causes static cling—cat fur builds up an electrostatic charge, and light, positively charged objects ...
Tag: Physics
Team shows increase in food mass through photorespiratory bypass in elevated temperatures
2024-12-04 06:21:00 phys.org Katherine Meacham-Hensold led research that showed engineering improvements in the photorespiratory bypass of potato led to increased ...
Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth’s climate in the long term, research finds
2024-12-04 05:00:00 phys.org Microscope image of silica droplets, or microspherules, found in the rock, this time cropped to be a ...
Building green and blue spaces in new communities is crucial for cleaner air, say researchers
2024-12-03 16:18:00 phys.org Credit: The Innovation Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2024.100100 With house building a priority for the new UK Government, ...
New study sheds light on when to stand out or fit in
2024-12-03 16:20:00 phys.org Limits for Conformity and Anti-Conformity in the Case of Homophily-Based Punishment and Reward. Credit: The Economic Journal ...
Five space mysteries Proba-3 will help solve
2024-12-03 17:05:00 phys.org +Proba-3 will provide new views of the Sun and space weather. Credit: European Space Agency ESA's Proba-3 ...
Seeing through the mystery of an X-ray emissions mechanism
2024-12-03 17:25:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Since the 1960s, scientists who study X-rays, lightning and similar phenomena have observed ...
Excavations uncover evidence for the emergence and rejection of the earliest state institutions in Iraq
2024-12-03 18:00:00 phys.org Aerial view of the 2023 exposure in Area I at Shakhi Kora. Credit: Antiquity, https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.189 Excavations at ...
Chemical structure’s carbon capture ability doubled by new research
2024-12-03 15:34:00 phys.org When exposed to ammonia gas, the MOF in this study, mCBMOF-1, showed a carbon uptake capacity comparable ...
Enzyme study sheds light on the molecular mechanism behind ‘sleepiness’
2024-12-03 13:13:00 phys.org Credit: Aditya Bose from Pexels Recent research has observed that chemical modifications called phosphorylation of proteins in ...
Catalyst shows promise for efficient CO₂ desorption
2024-12-02 16:44:00 phys.org Schematic illustration of the proposed catalytic CO₂ desorption process to reduce the energy duty of amine scrubbing. ...
Observations detect a new long-period radio transient associated with supernova remnant G22.7-0.2
2024-12-03 08:51:00 phys.org Radio image of DART J1832-0911. The source is indicated in the white dotted box, within the SNR ...
Saudi Arabia bets on tech to make deserts bloom
2024-12-03 05:43:00 phys.org Credit: Oday Hazeem from Pexels Saudi Arabia is investing in green innovation to transform its deserts, but ...
Japan witnesses warmest autumn on record
2024-12-03 04:22:00 phys.org Japan's hottest autumn on record has delayed the country's popular foliage season. Japan has recorded its warmest ...
Climate model combines generative AI and physics data to predict patterns 25 times faster than current methods
2024-12-02 15:53:00 phys.org A snapshot from the climate simulation generated by the Spherical DYffusion model. Credit: University of California San ...
Researchers develop hyper-sampling imaging to deliver ultra-high-resolution images
2024-12-02 16:52:00 phys.org The mechanism of hyper-sampling imaging. Credit: Laser & Photonics Reviews (2024). DOI: 10.1002/lpor.202401306 A research team led ...
New map of the universe uses gravitational waves to reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structure
2024-12-02 19:00:00 phys.org Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international ...
Dynamics of structural transformation for liquid crystalline blue phases offer new avenues for advanced materials
2024-12-02 15:00:00 phys.org This schematic illustrates the MALIO software, a machine learning structure analysis tool designed to analyze and distinguish ...
Cooperative motion by atoms protects glass from fracturing
2024-12-02 12:54:00 phys.org Experimental apparatus and specimen. Schematic of the model ionic glass structure and its dynamics are also presented. ...
Shade improves cattle welfare and growth, research shows
2024-12-02 10:38:00 phys.org Graphical Abstract. Credit: Journal of Animal Science (2024). DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae332 The heftiest and happiest cattle this summer ...
How DNA could help save California’s historic pheasants
2024-12-02 07:10:00 phys.org by Lisa M. Krieger Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Startled, large flocks of pheasants burst into flight, exploding ...
Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: govt allies
2024-12-02 04:26:00 phys.org Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against seabed mining outside the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo. Norway ...
New approach uses observed local supervoid to give expansion of the universe an extra push and solve the Hubble tension
2024-12-01 11:20:00 phys.org If we are located in a region with below-average density such as the green dot, then matter ...
New spin quantum battery can be charged without an external field
2024-11-30 14:50:00 phys.org The left panel shows a sketch of the charging process: the delta parameter varies over time from ...
How a species of ground squirrel manages to go without food and water over the winter months
2024-11-30 11:40:00 phys.org Hibernating squirrels exhibit thirst suppression despite signs of fluid deficiency. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp8358 A team ...
Cosmological model proposes dark matter production during pre-Big Bang inflation
2024-11-30 11:00:00 phys.org As physicists continue their struggle to find and explain the origin of dark matter, the approximately 80% ...