Physics
We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Anthrax used in 2001 attacks have been genetically decoded, plus booze-soaked superconductors and an inverse Doppler effect in this week’s news.
- Physics
Tractor beams arrive two centuries early
Trekkie devices that can pull instead of push have been developed by U.S. and Chinese physicists to move small objects.
- Physics
Soot hastens snowmelt on Tibetan Plateau
Black carbon pollution is a more potent driver of melting in the region than increases in carbon dioxide, a new computer simulation suggests.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Lasers 'draw' nanosized structures, plus twisty turbines and quantum vibrations in this week's news.
- Chemistry
Diamond cousin proposed
Researchers predict a new form of carbon that could, if made, have industrial uses.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Quantum states may help explain protein folding, plus more in this week’s news.
- Tech
New batteries fix themselves
Self-healing lithium-ion batteries may last longer than current versions and be less likely to burst into flames.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
A new class of materials could boost wireless power transmission, plus more in this week’s news
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- Physics
‘Magnetricity’ behaves like electricity
Currents of monopole-like magnetic charges created in an exotic material called spin ice act much like electricity.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Computer processors get even tinier, plus more in this week’s news.
- Physics
‘Atomtronics’ may be the new ‘electronics’
A research team has created a quantum circuit that may help lead to the development of a new class of devices.
