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3 weeks ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill
An illustration depicts pairs of superconducting electrons in rhombohedral graphene (the middle lattice structure) that spin in clockwise or counterclockwise direction (corresponding to blue and red colors). The electron pairs exhibit properties of magnetism and superconductivity that were not thought to co-exist in one material. The electronic state represents a new form of magnetic superconductor.
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4 weeks ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill
Time lapse photos show a new ping-pong-playing robot performing a top spin. The robot quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table. Credit: Courtesy of the researchersMIT engineers have created a lightning-fast ping pong robot that not only returns shots with human-like speed and precision, but also mimics spin and aiming strategies.
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1 month ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Melissa Gaskill |Mike O'Neill
This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft.
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1 month ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Tatyana Woodall |Mike O'Neill
A powerful magnetar flare studied through moonlight reflections may reveal how the universe creates its heaviest elements, like gold and platinum, linking stellar explosions to the building blocks of planets and life. Credit: SciTechDaily.comMagnetar flares could be cosmic factories of heavy elements like gold and uranium.
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1 month ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Jennifer Chu |Mike O'Neill
Using single-atom-resolved microscopy, ultracold quantum gases composed of two types of atoms reveal distinctly different spatial correlations — the bosons on the left exhibit bunching, while the fermions on the right display anti-bunching. Credit: Sampson Wilcox, edited and enhancedMIT scientists have snapped the first-ever images of individual atoms interacting freely in space, making visible the elusive quantum effects that govern their behavior.
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2 months ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Michael O'Boyle |Mike O'Neill
Researchers achieved 94% fidelity in quantum teleportation by enhancing nonlinear optics with a nanophotonic platform, solving major noise and efficiency issues. Credit: SciTechDaily.comTeleportation isn’t just science fiction anymore — scientists have found a way to send information more clearly and efficiently than ever before.
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2 months ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Ellen Neff |Mike O'Neill
Scientists have discovered over a dozen exotic quantum states using twisted molybdenum ditelluride, potentially paving the way for magnet-free topological quantum computers. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA mysterious menagerie of quantum states — once purely theoretical — has been brought to life by researchers at Columbia using twisted molybdenum ditelluride.
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2 months ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Abbey Interrante |Mike O'Neill
An artist’s concept shows the four satellites of NASA’s PUNCH mission observing the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Credit: Southwest Research Institute NASA’s new PUNCH mission just opened its eyes to space, capturing its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere and the surrounding solar system. With four satellites now fully activated, scientists are calibrating their instruments to peel away light pollution and unveil the delicate strands of solar wind as they drift through space.
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2 months ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Laurel Hamers |Mike O'Neill
Researchers at the University of Oregon are turning rust and saltwater into pure iron, with a side of chlorine – and without the massive carbon footprint of traditional methods. Chemists are pioneering a clean, electrochemical method to make iron, a key step in decarbonizing the steel industry. Their process, which uses saltwater and iron oxide instead of carbon-heavy blast furnaces, has been optimized to work with naturally sourced materials.
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2 months ago | 
scitechdaily.com | Michael Haederle |Mike O'Neill
MRI scans could turn dangerous when gadolinium meets common food molecules, forming harmful nanoparticles in the body. A toxic metal used in MRI scans may pose greater health risks than previously known, especially in people who consume foods or supplements with oxalic acid. Scientists found that oxalic acid can trigger the formation of gadolinium nanoparticles inside the body—particles linked to severe, sometimes deadly conditions like nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
