GHz-rate optical phase shift in light-matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
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Real-time molecular recorders expose the inner lives of cells
Illustration: The Project Twins Cells are poor storytellers. They live complex, eventful lives — dividing, migrating, responding to…
three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91.…
Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level
The tango’s complexity might make it particularly good for keeping the brain young.Credit: Tempura/Getty Whether it’s dancing the…
These science prizes want to rival the Nobels: how do they compare?
How do science prizes such as the Breakthrough Prize and the Turing Prize compare with the Nobel science…
Towards terahertz nanomechanics | Nature Communications
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ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
Susan Monarez was fired from her role as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
These laser-cut discs turn into super precise parachutes
This is a new type of parachute designed using the principles of kirigami – the art of transforming…
Polarons shape the interlayer exciton emission of MoSe2/WSe2 heterobilayers
Sio, W. H. & Giustino, F. Polarons in two-dimensional atomic crystals. Nat. Phys. 19, 629–636 (2023). Article CAS …
Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration
Zhai, Z., Wu, L. & Jiang, H. Mechanical metamaterials based on origami and kirigami. Appl. Phys. Rev. 8,…