Propeller-shaped luminescent molecules can switch chirality depending on the solvent
The propeller-shaped perylene diimide (PDI) hexamers invert their helical twist (propeller chirality) depending on the solvent, leading to…
A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy in unprecedented radio color
Credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)…
Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth
Allan Hills, 2022-2023. Credit: Julia Marks Peterson, COLDEX A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly…
Study may lead to improved networked quantum sensing
A four-mode linear network U for generating useful entangled states for continuous-variable distributed quantum metrology. The ratio of…
Gravitational wave events hint at ‘second-generation’ black holes
GW241011 and GW241110 infographics by Shanika Galaudage / Northwestern University / Adler Planetarium. Credit: Shanika Galaudage / Northwestern…
Black hole discovered in nearby Segue 1
Believe it or not, there’s a galaxy at the center of this image. Segue 1 is a very…
Chemists discover antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria ‘hiding in plain sight’
The biosynthesis pathway of methylenomcyin A as discovered in this experiment. The new precursors, especialliy pre-methylenomycin C lactone,…
Mysterious transient objects in sky linked to nuclear testing and unidentified anomalous phenomena
Four exposures of the 3 × 3 arcmin region of sky centered on the triple transient identified in July 1952.…
How missing nutrients rewire fly brains to seek out beneficial microbes
Cheese and chocolate may hold little culinary appeal for a fruit fly, yet for one deprived of nutrients,…
Virtual reality can help people understand and care about distant communities
A study participant in front of an image of a city. Credit: Jeremy Bailenson / Stanford For many…