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The Antarctic <i>plastisphere</i>

The Antarctic plastisphere

Biology

By Invited Researcher

Authors: Pere Monràs i Riera, PhD candidate, Universitat de Barcelona and Elisenda Ballesté, assistant professor in Microbiology, Universitat de Barcelona Antarctica, the world’s most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows. What might the early explorers of this icy wilderness think today, upon […]

The equivalence of entropic uncertainty with wave-particle duality

The equivalence of entropic uncertainty with wave-particle duality

Quantum physics

By Mapping Ignorance

Researchers have confirmed a theory that proposes a connection between the complementarity principle and entropic uncertainty. “Our results have no clear or direct application right now. It’s basic research that lays the foundation for future technologies in quantum information and quantum computers. There’s enormous potential for completely new discoveries in many different research fields,” says […]

MI weekly selection #583

MI weekly selection #583

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

Climate change could drive mass extinctions by 2100 A new study warns that nearly one-third of Earth’s species could face extinction by 2100 if global temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the Paris Agreement target. The study emphasizes the urgent need for policymakers to limit greenhouse gas emissions to prevent accelerated extinction […]

Adipocytes orchestrate T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia propagation

Adipocytes orchestrate T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia propagation

Biomedicine

By Invited Researcher

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a devastating disease of T-cell progenitors that mainly affects children and young adults. Numerous genomic alterations are known to induce survival, proliferation, and differentiation of T-ALL cells . The interactions between leukemic cells and their microenvironment are known factors that contribute to T-ALL pathogenesis. The bone marrow (BM) microenvironment […]

Monolayers from aligned hexagonal islands

Monolayers from aligned hexagonal islands

Materials

By Mapping Ignorance

A method that can grow a useful insulating material into exceptionally high-quality films that are just one atom thick and are suitable for industrial-scale production has been developed. The material, called hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), is used in semiconductor devices and can also enhance the performance of other two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and […]

MI weekly selection #582

MI weekly selection #582

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

Breakthrough reveals single photon shape for first time In a groundbreaking study, scientists have visualized the shape of a single photon for the first time, a development that could transform material science and quantum physics. “The geometry and optical properties of the environment have profound consequences for how photons are emitted, including defining the photons&#8217 […]