Scientists have found a way to make normally insulative surfaces behave like metals by placing individual atoms on them. The trick relies on disrupting the symmetry of the surface, squeezing the energy gap between electron states, and letting tiny impurity bands connect across the material. Wh
Fans of NASCAR’s Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway have one less thing to complain about after the event’s start time was pushed up by an hour. The shift from 3 PM ET to 1 PM ET might seem small, but it’s a move that addresses a long-standing frustration among followers of the sport. Rain delays and
Scientists often struggle to check if climate models get land and air interactions right, simply because there’s little global data to compare against. This new project changes that by creating worldwide maps that show how soil moisture and heat flow between Earth and the air are linked. Using satel
Scientists now use deep learning to map the ocean’s slow dance with the sky. Traditional weather tools struggle when forecasts stretch beyond a few weeks, but new AI models are starting to close that gap. One such model, called KIST-Ocean, runs a global simulation of ocean currents in three dimensio
Scientists are focusing on a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up in the brain years before memory problems start. This protein is like a warning sign for Alzheimer's disease, but it shows up so slowly that doctors usually catch it too late. The big question is whether we can predict wh
Scientists have found a way to make tiny light-scattering sensors work much better. Instead of waiting for antibodies to clump by themselves, they added a fast chemical reaction that locks the antibodies together. This reaction uses copper to stitch proteins into bigger clusters, making the whole pr
Scientists used computer models that predict how proteins fold together with potential drug molecules. They focused on LSD1, an enzyme that changes how DNA is read by removing methyl groups from histones. Because LSD1 also serves as a scaffold for other proteins, blocking it could treat diseas
Scientists often struggle to pinpoint what makes a human skull perfectly proportioned. One key measurement—how tall the skull is compared to its width—has caught their attention as potentially important. Yet right now, no solid rules exist to say what this ratio should be. Current research on skull
Scientists recently re-examined century-old fossils and realized they belonged to Praearcturus gigas, an ancient giant scorpion from 415 million years ago. This creature was over 3 feet long—about the size of a baseball bat. Researchers found these fossils in Great Britain's old rock layers. For dec
Fans love wearing their favorite team’s colors, but many jerseys and hoodies end up forgotten in drawers. One clothing company decided to fix that by making fan gear that actually feels good to wear. Instead of plastering big team logos everywhere, they focused on soft fabrics and designs that last.
