Ingrid Fadelli

4 days ago | phys.org | Ingrid Fadelli

Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars. These mergers are known to generate gravitational waves, energy-carrying waves propagating through a gravitational field, which emerge from the acceleration or disturbance of a massive body.

4 days ago | medicalxpress.com | Ingrid Fadelli

When humans are trying to grasp a complicated concept or solve a problem, they might suddenly feel like they have gained a deeper understanding or think of something they had not thought of before. This type of 'aha' moments, broadly referred to as 'insight', can play a key role in their ultimate ability to acquire new valuable knowledge or solve the problem at hand.

6 days ago | medicalxpress.com | Ingrid Fadelli

Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried to better understand the neural underpinnings of handwriting and other complex human motor capabilities, these have not yet been fully elucidated. Past studies showed that the motor cortex plays a crucial role in the human ability to translate intentions into actions.

6 days ago | phys.org | Ingrid Fadelli

Traditionally, magnetic materials have been divided into two main categories: ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Over the past few years, however, physicists have uncovered the existence of altermagnets, a new type of magnetic material that exhibits features of both antiferromagnets and ferromagnets.

6 days ago | techxplore.com | Ingrid Fadelli

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny semiconductor particles that are just a few nanometers in size, which are synthesized in a liquid solution (i.e., colloid). These single-crystal particles, created by breaking down bulk materials via chemical and physical processes, have proved to be promising for the development of photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Quantum dot-based PVs could have various advantages, including a tunable bandgap, greater flexibility and solution processing.