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Confined water vitrification

Confined water vitrification

Chemical engineeringDIPC Polymers

By DIPC

Water, a substance so familiar in our daily lives, harbours complexities that continue to intrigue scientists. One such enigma is the behaviour of water when it transforms into a glass-like state, known as vitrification, especially under confinement. A recent study delves into this phenomenon, shedding light on the intricate nature of confined water vitrification and […]

Quantum tornado in momentum space experimentally demonstrated

Quantum tornado in momentum space experimentally demonstrated

Condensed matterMaterials

By Mapping Ignorance

A team of researchers has experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado for the first time by refining an established method. In the quantum semimetal tantalum arsenide (TaAs), electrons in momentum space behave like a swirling vortex. This quantum phenomenon was first predicted eight years ago. Scientists have long known that electrons can form vortices in quantum […]

Elinzanetant, a (possible) relief for menopausal hot flashes

Elinzanetant, a (possible) relief for menopausal hot flashes

MedicinePharmacy

By Rosa García-Verdugo

Women’s health has long been ignored by pharmaceutical research. Not only are they less often included in clinical trials, but many exclusive female conditions are either not or barely researched. One of those is menopause. A change that every woman will experience and that is characterised by a plethora of (unwelcome) symptoms: hot flashes, brain […]

MI weekly selection #593

MI weekly selection #593

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

Prosthetic hand mimics human touch Engineers at Johns Hopkins University developed a prosthetic hand that mimics human touch by blending soft and rigid parts with touch-sensitive technology. The hand uses forearm muscle signals and machine learning to adjust its grip on various objects, achieving 99.69% accuracy in tests. “We want to give people with upper-limb […]

Direct imaging of a cosmic filament connecting two quasar-host galaxies

Direct imaging of a cosmic filament connecting two quasar-host galaxies

AstrophysicsDIPC Astrophysics

By DIPC

In the vast expanse of the universe, galaxies are not isolated islands but are interconnected through a vast network known as the “cosmic web.” This intricate structure, composed of dark matter and gas, forms the backbone of the cosmos, guiding the formation and evolution of galaxies. Recent advancements have allowed astronomers to capture a high-definition […]

What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?

What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?

Neuroscience

By Invited Researcher

Author: Frédéric Bernard, associate professor in neuropsychology, Université de Strasbourg We’ve all experienced it: you’re in the middle of a conversation, searching for a word, a name, or a title, and… nothing. You know you know it–you can almost feel it–but it just won’t come. This phenomenon, known as having a word “on the tip […]

Synthetic 2D graphene oxide nanosheets from commercial carbon fibres

Synthetic 2D graphene oxide nanosheets from commercial carbon fibres

Materials

By Mapping Ignorance

A team of researchers has developed a reproducible and scalable method for producing graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets from commercial carbon fibres, marking a breakthrough in sustainable nanomaterial synthesis. The process involves exfoliating carbon fibres with nitric acid, which provides high yields of one-atom-thick sheets of graphene oxide with characteristics comparable to commercial GO sourced from […]

MI weekly selection #592

MI weekly selection #592

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

How did the brain of Vesuvius victim turn into glass? A victim of the Vesuvius volcano eruption in 79 CE experienced a unique condition when his brain turned into glass. Researchers determined that the brain was subjected to temperatures over 510 degrees Celsius, followed by rapid cooling that kept “the ultra-fine neural structure of the […]