Norman Murray awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for astrophysical achievements

The Heineman Foundation, at the American Institute of Physics, and American Astronomical Society, announced Professor Norman Murray as the winner of the 2022 Dannie Heineman award for Astrophysics. Dannie Heineman award for astrophysical achievements The Heineman committee have selected Norman Murray...

Oxygen levels on Earth reveals information about life on other planets

A research team from McGill University has discovered that a deeper understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere could aid in identifying life on other planets. Scientists detect a rise in oxygen levels The scientists’ original aim was to investigate exactly when the...

Unleashing the shredder: Understanding cellular maintenance

Dr Björn M Burmann, from the University of Gothenburg, outlines the cellular clean-up process from a molecular level. In the real world, waste is normally disposed of and a similar process also needs to be achieved within the biological context...

Scientists utilise innovative approach to create new catalyst for polymer diversity

Scientists have developed a catalyst that turns three monomer mixtures into diblock dialternating terpolymers in one single step. A catalyst developed at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) could be the key to structural diversity in polymer materials...

Scientists develop an artificial light-fuelled molecular machine

A collaborative research team from the University of Barcelona and the University of Nottingham, has created an artificial light-fuelled molecular machine that has potential applications both in the fields of nanomedicine and energy. What is a molecular machine? A molecular machine...

Laser beams utilised to create an upward water fountain

Engineers from the University of Houston (UH) have discovered that they can create upward water fountains by shining laser beams on the water’s surface. What is the Marangoni effect? The Marangoni effect was first discovered in the 1860s; it is known...

Scientists discover new behaviour in high temperature superconductors

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Sweden, have uncovered a surprising new behaviour regarding the ‘strange metal’ state of high temperature superconductors. What is superconductivity? Superconductivity is the scientific process where an electric current is transported by high temperature superconductors...

CERN: Progress and prospects for the future of accelerator physics

Georgie Whitworth, Innovation News Network Editor, spoke to Joachim Mnich, Director for Research and Computing at CERN, to discuss the organisation’s achievements in 2021 and its plans for the future as it strives to transform fundamental physics research. CERN, the...

Study displays novel crystal structure for hydrogen under high pressure

Using data science and supercomputer simulations, researchers have identified a potential crystal phase for hydrogen solidified at extreme pressures. Elements in the periodic table can appear in multiple forms. For example, Carbon, can exist as diamond or graphite depending on...

Study on salmon’s noses reveals magnetic perception across life

Scientists committed a study, analysing the sensory mechanisms in salmon to understand exactly how magnetic perception works. Magnetic perception It’s widely understood in the scientific community that salmon, and even butterflies and birds, have an innate magnetic sense, which allows them...

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