Scientists observe current-driven antiskyrmion sliding through experiments

Scientists observe current-driven antiskyrmion sliding through experiments

Mechanism of antiskyrmions sliding along strip domains compared to the ferromagnetic background.Image source: Institute of Physics Professor Zhang Ying’s research group from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, …

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft provides a bird’s-eye view of mountains and lava lakes on Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft provides a bird's-eye view of mountains and lava lakes on Io

On April 9, during the 60th flyby of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, the JunoCam instrument captured a view of Jupiter’s moon Io and captured the first image of the …

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Scientists find that little white sharks like to stay close to the coast

Scientists find that little white sharks like to stay close to the coast

Lead author Emily Spurgeon tags a juvenile great white shark.Photo credit: Patrick Rex Remember #BabyShark? No, this isn’t a wildly catchy children’s song that’s taking the internet by storm. Earlier …

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URMC professor of biomedical genetics named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

URMC professor of biomedical genetics named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Dr. Douglas Portman Dr. Douglas PortmanHolds the Donald M. Foster, MD, PhD Professorship in Biomedical Genetics, is Professor of Neuroscience and Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and …

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Study reveals surprising topology inversion in quantum systems

Study reveals surprising topology inversion in quantum systems

The work by researchers at the Federal Polytechnic Institute pays homage to Andy Warhol. This figure shows the experimental results of topological pumping.Image credit: Quantum Optics Group/ETH Zurich In principle, …

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Smoother surfaces make for better accelerators

Smoother surfaces make for better accelerators

Evolution of average surface roughness. Credit: Physics Review Accelerators and Beams (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.103101 With every new particle accelerator built for research, scientists have the opportunity to push the limits …

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Artificial intelligence model predicts decay modes and half-lives of superheavy nuclei with unprecedented accuracy

Artificial intelligence model predicts decay modes and half-lives of superheavy nuclei with unprecedented accuracy

The main decay modes of decay (left) and the minimum partial half-lives (right), decay, + Decay, EC and SF. (a,b) Experimental data in NUBASE2020. (cf) Results predicted by RF; WS4 …

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Can seabirds hear sounds across the ocean?Our research shows this

Can seabirds hear sounds across the ocean?Our research shows this

Image source: CC0 Public Domain Animals move amazing distances in search of food. Caribou, reindeer and wolves cover impressive distances over land, while seabirds fly unparalleled distances. Arctic terns travel …

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