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Depicted is the superconducting miracle cerium-rhodium-arsenic (CeRh2As2). Thanks to a €2.7 million grant from the European Research Council, Elena Hassinger will be able to advance her research on this material at the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat for the next five years. Credit: Jörg Bandmann/ct.qmatUnconventional Superconductor CeRh2As2: A Quantum SuperstarThe research conducted by Elena Hassinger, an expert in low-temperature physics working at ct.qmat—Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter (a joint initiative by…

ESA’s interplanetary mission, Juice, lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on April 14, 2023, to begin its eight-year journey to Jupiter, where it will study in detail the gas giant planet’s three large ocean-bearing moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. Credit: ArianespaceESA’s 2024 agenda includes launching the Ariane 6 rocket, collaborating with NASA on Artemis, unveiling data from the Euclid telescope, and deploying several Earth observation satellites. The Galileo system will be…

A new scientific method identifies habitable planets by comparing atmospheric CO2 levels, suggesting that lower CO2 indicates the presence of liquid water and potential life. This groundbreaking research, applicable with current telescopes, offers new prospects in the search for life beyond Earth. Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists discover new way to identify liquid water on exoplanets.Atmospheric CO2 levels hold the key to finding habitable planets and potentially life itself.Scientists have devised a new way to…

Being diagnosed with potentially fatal metastatic breast cancer inspired one man to gather a team of diverse professionals to create an AI-based tool that analyzes a patient’s symptoms using a smartphone, providing oncologists with a means of providing an individualized treatment care plan to patients with metastatic cancer.When Christopher Gregg was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2018, he started thinking of ways of improving his – and others’ – cancer treatments. A neurobiology and human genetics…

Stanford engineers have developed an injectable hydrogel depot technology that enables GLP-1 drugs to be administered once every four months, compared to repeated daily injections. Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrea Ivana d’Aquino / Stanford UniversityInnovations in Type 2 diabetes treatment have been revolutionized by dietary management drugs, although the requirement for daily injections poses difficulties for some individuals. A new hydrogel could mean shots just three times a year.Materials engineers at Stanford…

Whale experts and alien hunters have come together and have successfully exchanged conversations with the aquatic mammals.In a study published last month in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ, scientists from UC Davis, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) teamed up and unveiled how they had a 20-minute conversation with a humpback whale named Twain in her own language.The scientists sailed a boat off the coast of Alaska and played what’s called a “contact call” into the ocean to…

Researchers have made significant advancements in understanding neuromuscular diseases by developing a two-dimensional neuromuscular junction model using pluripotent stem cells. This model, enabling high-throughput drug screening, complements their previously developed three-dimensional organoids. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists have developed a groundbreaking two-dimensional model to study neuromuscular diseases, enabling efficient drug testing and enhanced understanding of diseases like spinal…

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday.This week: Christmas trees have the potential to spread unwanted critters What has 2 (or 3) wheels and helps reduce oil consumption? Here's why food waste is a major climate change issue Christmas trees…

In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN mission observed a rare solar event causing the solar wind to “disappear.” This led to significant changes in Mars’ atmosphere and magnetosphere, including their expansion. Scientists, astounded by the data, formed a working group to study this phenomenon. Credit: SciTechDaily.com NASA’s MAVEN detected a unique solar event that drastically affected Mars’ atmosphere, offering vital insights into the planet’s interaction with solar phenomena. In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere…

An acclaimed nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism”, has been rushed back into print after surging demand since the fresh outbreak of the conflict two months ago.Palestine, by Joe Sacco, was originally released in comic book form by the American publisher Fantagraphics 30 years ago, then published as a single volume by the company, and by Jonathan Cape in the UK in 2003.It was created by Sacco, a Maltese American journalist and cartoonist from Portland, Oregon, as a record…