Science
How the quantum vacuum perturbs atoms, could shrink black holes and may have helped form galaxies
The word "vacuum" may conjure the image of empty space. Maybe you think of a region far outside the solar system without planets, debris, gas clouds or light. According to quantum theory, however, a vacuum is never truly empty…
- Published
- (48 min ago)
- Outlet
- Phys.org
- Section
- Science
- Length here
- Headline and 39-word snippet. The full article is at the source.
More from Phys.org and around the same time
Chemical recycling turns silicone waste into reusable building blocks with up to 99% yieldSilicones are widely used in industry, medicine and everyday products due to their exceptional thermal and chemical stability. However, it is precisely these properties that have made recycling silicones extremely problematic in…Borneo's wildfires could have a lasting impact on orangutansIndonesia is battling one of its most severe wildfire seasons in over a decade, as intense El Niño conditions fuel widespread drought. Some of the most severely affected areas are on the island of Borneo. Peatlands across West…Qinghai–Tibet Plateau study traces evolution of terrestrial animals across three distinct regionsA new study has pieced together the evolutionary history of terrestrial animals on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), offering a comprehensive picture of how the distinctive fauna of the "Third Pole" took shape over millions of…The human surfaceome: AI flags potential cell surface drug targets overlooked by major databasesMore than 65% of approved medicines work by binding to proteins on the surface of human cells. Yet scientists developing new treatments face a fundamental problem: Major biological databases disagree about which proteins are…The 'shape' of gene expression: Identifying genes that may share roles across speciesMuch of what we know about biology comes from animal models, particularly mice. Applying these insights to humans, however, is not always straightforward. For example, some of the genes important for the formation of germ cells…Nature finance needs a fundamental rethink, researchers argueThe authors call on governments, investors and conservation organizers to reimagine nature finance based on a central tenet: raising funds should be a means to an end, not an end in itself.This page holds the headline and a short snippet as published by Phys.org, whose feed they came from. The story itself, the photography and the rights stay with them, and the button above goes straight to their site. We keep this page so the headline has a stable address and a record of when it ran.
