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Scientists have found a way to significantly boost "blue energy," which generates electricity from the mixing of saltwater and freshwater. By coating nanopores with lipid molecules that create a friction-reducing water layer, they enabled ions to ...

Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics--the theory governing tiny particles--with Einstein's theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now taken ...

Engineers have discovered an unexpected link between two very different realms of physics: the behavior of electrons in graphene and magnetic waves in specially engineered materials. By designing a thin magnetic film with a hexagonal pattern of holes ...

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and gas from 9-11 billion years ago. By analyzing faint "Lyman-alpha" light emitted by energized hydrogen, ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new "Island of Inversion" in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions--where atomic nuclei abandon their usual orderly ...

Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA's DART mission revealed faint streaks on the moon Dimorphos--evidence of slow "cosmic snowballs" drifting from its parent asteroid, Didymos. The discovery ...

Solid-state batteries could be safer and more energy-dense than today's lithium-ion technology, but finding materials that allow ions to move quickly through solid electrolytes has been difficult. Researchers developed a machine learning pipeline ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet--and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this "gravity hole" to slow, deep movements of rock inside ...

A team of physicists has experimentally confirmed a long-predicted sequence of exotic magnetic phases in an atomically thin material. When cooled, the material forms tiny magnetic vortices before transitioning into a second ordered magnetic state- .. ...

For decades, astronomers wondered why most nearby galaxies are speeding away from the Milky Way instead of being pulled in by its gravity. New simulations reveal the answer: our galaxy sits in a gigantic, flat sheet of matter surrounded by huge empty ...