Thin sodium films emerge as a low-cost alternative for optical technologies
Ultra-thin, encapsulated sodium films offer a low-cost plasmonic alternative to gold and silver, with nanoscale patterning enabling stable light control
Month: October 2025
Listeners show greater trust in podcasts than social media
A growing body of research indicates that listeners place significantly more trust in podcasts than in social media platforms, a…
COVID-19 hit Dutch scientists without widening the gender publication gap
A national study of more than 8,000 Dutch researchers shows COVID-19 reduced overall publications in 2020–2021 but did not widen the gender gap in output
Peptide protects brain cells after traumatic injury
Researchers have developed a novel synthetic peptide that shows significant promise in protecting brain cells from the cascading damage that…
Heavy snowfall in China kills one hiker and strands hundreds
Heavy snowfall in western China strands hundreds of hikers and kills at least one, with dozens rescued from Everest base camp and evacuated in Qilian Mountains
Gap-controlled infrared method probes molecular interfaces
A new, cost-effective method developed by researchers in Japan is poised to revolutionize how scientists study the invisible interactions happening…
Scientists observe a rogue planet accreting matter like a star
Rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 accretes like a star, drawing in six billion tons of gas per second during a magnetospheric outburst observed by VLT and JWST
NBA and AWS debut AI platform for advanced basketball statistics
The National Basketball Association is partnering with Amazon Web Services to launch a new artificial intelligence and machine learning platform,…