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Diamond films cool down electronics precisely where needed
Patterned diamond films could extend the lifespan of electronic devices by removing unwanted heat
Electrosolvation force can act over long distances
Attractive force between a pair of like-charged colloidal particles is measured
Spectroscopic OCT plus AI detects high-risk plaque in coronary arteries
Artificial intelligence-based optical coherence tomography could improve long-term management of patients with coronary artery disease
Rocket re-entry pollutes the upper atmosphere
Lidar measurements have detected a plume of lithium created by falling space debris from a rocket stage
Could lightning occur on Mars?
MAVEN probe captures signature of a "whistler"
Extracting entropy information from quantum dots
New work could help optimize quantum memories and information processing
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Will the demise of the US penny damage science education?
Robert P Crease wonders what the death of the US penny will do to how we teach and learn science
The humanity of machines: the relationship between technology and our bodies
Anita Chandran reviews The Body Digital: a Brief History of Humans and Machines from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT by Vanessa Chang
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Sunken nuclear submarine is leaking radioactive material intermittently
Little evidence of radionuclide accumulation in vessel's surrounding environment
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Is ‘vibe physics’ the future?
Scientists discuss whether AI could surpass human contributions to physics by 2035
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Rechargeable liquid solar battery stores sunlight in molecules
A new bio-inspired material has a record-breaking energy density and outperforms lithium-ion batteries
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The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science
Parallel sessions at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit reveal a stark divide
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Geometry induces chirality in nickel – and magnons flow
Twisted nickel nanotubes use shape as the source of asymmetry
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Fluid flow: how heat can move from cooler to warmer regions
New work could help design electronic devices in which heat can be guided in certain directions, minimizing heat loss
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Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery
Carbon-rich “schmutz” determines how charge moves between objects made from identical insulating oxides
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Superfluid plasmon appears in a two-dimensional superconductor
New finding could advance our understanding of high-temperature superconductors
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Love, Tito’s: vodka maker funds physics research
Texas distiller has donated tens of millions of dollars to scientific research
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International scientists head into the fast-lane of Denmark’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem
Ambition and international talent converge as Denmark scales up in quantum science
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At low exciton density, a superfluid suddenly stops flowing
Physicists say they may have observed a supersolid phase in a superfluid
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Wanted: an electrical grid that runs on 100% renewable energy
Global conflicts are making renewable energy more attractive, but an all-renewable grid will require solving physics problems as well as political and economic ones
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