4D material

4D material could help scientists bioengineer organs

New hydrogel-based 4D material changes shape in response to psychological stimuli and could be used to bioengineer organs. As published in the journal Advanced Functional...
time dilation

Detecting time dilation with anti-neutrinos and atomic clocks

Australian physicists are currently using anti-neutrinos and atomic clocks to understand time dilation and the nature of time itself.
particle physics experiments

Tackling the big data challenge of particle physics experiments

A team of UK scientists are developing software to utilise big data sets collected from particle physics experiments, particularly those at the Large Hadron Collider.
Juno space probe

Juno space probe detects extremely bright meteoroid explosion

Researchers have identified a bright flash, detected by the Juno space probe above Jupiter's clouds, as a bolide, a meteoroid explosion.
microbial networks

How climate warming influences the stability of microbial networks

A new study analyses the impacts of climate warming on the complexity and stability of microbial networks.
microplastics in soil

Do microplastics in soil affect the growth of agricultural crops?

A new research project at the University of Bayreuth will assess the effects of microplastics in soil on the growth of agricultural crops.
Effects of radioactive microparticles found in animal experiments

Effects of radioactive microparticles found in animal experiments

Dr Masaharu Hoshi, Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima University’s Peace Center, discusses the results gained thus far from an experiment which has shown the specific effects of radioactive microparticles.
cosmic neutrinos

High-energy cosmic neutrinos are born by quasars

Physicists have discovered that all high-energy cosmic neutrinos are born by quasars – galactic nuclei that contain supermassive black holes.
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NOVA University: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals with interdisciplinary research

NOVA University Lisbon, a comprehensive young European public higher education institution, promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary research that will help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
planets like Earth

Milky Way could contain many planets like Earth

Researchers predict that there are likely many planets like Earth that have formed around other stars in the Milky Way.