Tag: Physics

2024-12-15 10:40:00 phys.org This image provided by National Museum, Prague shows the skull of an ancient human called Zlatý kůň, ...

World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

2024-12-15 05:45:00 phys.org A COP16 delegate walks past a giant poster of a Saudi archaeological site at the start of ...

Japan’s Space One delays Kairos rocket launch again

2024-12-15 05:45:00 phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain A startup aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite ...

ALMA observes dusty site of planet formation

2024-12-13 12:16:00 phys.org Composite images of PDS 70 in pseudo color. The left panel shows previous ALMA observations at 0.87 ...

Tilted magnetic materials offer fresh path for thermoelectric applications

2024-12-13 12:47:00 phys.org Schematics of artificially tilted multilayer for transverse thermoelectric conversion developed in this research. Credit: Takamasa Hirai, National ...

AI tool enhances wildlife image analysis for climate change insights

2024-12-13 13:45:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay from Pexels A new AI image tool could aid the development of algorithms to analyze ...

Buried landforms reveal North Sea’s ancient glacial past

2024-12-13 14:00:00 phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers, including a glaciologist at Newcastle University, UK, has ...

The molecular machines that loop chromosomes also twist DNA

2024-12-13 14:00:00 phys.org A depiction of the double helical structure of DNA. Its four coding units (A, T, C, G) ...

3D printing method creates fantastic plastic

2024-12-13 14:18:00 phys.org Unlike similar materials that require complex processing, the plastic can be created with a 3D printer. Credit: ...

Creating a global map of different physics laboratory classes

2024-12-13 14:18:00 phys.org World map of number of survey responses. Shown on a log scale, each colored country has at ...

Airborne observations identify major source of US landfill methane emissions

2024-12-14 10:20:00 phys.org Example images of a landfill with methane emissions from the work face. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology ...

How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year

2024-12-14 06:28:00 phys.org A shooting star, top right, is seen over eastern Brandenburg, Germany, while a person shines a flashlight ...

Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit

2024-12-14 06:30:00 phys.org Private firms are offering cheaper and more frequent space exploration opportunities than governments. A company aiming to ...

El Niño exacerbates effects of drought on Amazon groundwater and increases fire risk, study finds

2024-12-12 15:18:00 phys.org Graphical abstract. Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176612 The risk of fires in the ...

Women entrepreneurs who take a scientific approach to decision-making find new markets, study suggests

2024-12-13 07:37:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research co-authored by Bayes Business School suggests that women entrepreneurs who take ...

Proteomics method identifies ligand-binding proteins and binding sites in complex systems

2024-12-13 03:57:00 phys.org PELSA allows for systematic analysis of ligand-binding proteins, their binding sites, and local binding affinities in cell ...

More precise snowmelt forecasts thanks to high-resolution satellite data

2024-12-12 14:40:00 phys.org by Jochen Bettzieche, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL Snowmelt in the Pyrenees: ...

New chemical structures show vastly improved carbon capture ability

2024-12-12 16:10:00 phys.org Scanning electron microscope images of the carbon capture titanium molecules before (left) and after (right) exposure to ...

A first step towards integrating marine plastics into urban recycling

2024-12-12 17:19:00 phys.org From left to right Amaia Mendoza, Galder Kortaberria and Cristina Peña. Credit: Gorka Estrada. UPV/EHU. In response ...

Large marine protected areas are boosting fish catch rates

2024-12-12 15:38:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Increases in catch rates for fish such as tuna have been demonstrated near ...

How CEO pay and analyst feedback influence innovation

2024-12-12 13:17:00 phys.org Xinchun Wang, a WVU expert on corporate innovation, has demonstrated how CEO investments in research and development ...

How allele dosage shapes crop traits

2024-12-12 11:06:00 phys.org IbEXPA4 negatively regulates tuberous root formation in sweet potato. Credit: Nature Plants (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01873-y Sweet potatoes ...

ALMA observations explore the nuclear structure of a dusty star-forming galaxy