How to move electrons with light?

In motion physics, the motion of the particles largely depends on negatively charged electrons. But physicists are still in the puzzle that which force push...

New device invented to simplify the measurement of fluoride contamination in water

Fluoride is added to water in small concentrations by many public water suppliers to protect the teeth from decay and to build bone strength....

Phase transition dynamics in two-dimensional materials

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs) such as monolayer molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) are atomically thin semiconductors in which a layer of transition metal atom is...

New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug

Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University have developed a technique that promises to quicken the process of production of L-asparaginase, an enzyme used in the...

Marine scientists find toxic bacteria on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters

A field survey conducted by a team of marine scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered toxic bacteria living on the...

Milky Way’s galactic collision with Andromeda to happen earlier than previously thought

According to a new study, the galactic collision of Milky Way with its largest neighbor, the starry Andromeda, will happen earlier than previously thought. The...

Scientists discover new type of magnet

A team of scientists at New York University has developed a new type of magnet -singlet-based magnet- that holds promise for enhancing the performance of...

New chemical conversion process turns plastic waste into fuel

Almost 8 million plastics flow into the oceans each year. Plastic waste disposal, whether recycled or thrown away, does not mean the end of the...

A new robust approach for minimizing costs in power-distribution networks

Scientists at Tokyo Tech have developed a new method for scheduling the turning on and off of power generators.

Uranus looking totally messed up right now

The presence of a massive white cap on Uranus may appear to be disturbing, yet as planetary scientists are learning, this is the thing...

The truly odd shape of Ultima Thule

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft offers an evocative series of an image- a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) nicknamed Ultima Thule. Though these...

Study finds HD 179821 less massive than previously thought

A new study suggests that a post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) star known as HD 179821 ends up being essentially less massive than recently thought....