Piezoelectric effect in diamond membranes challenges century-old scientific dogma

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

A research team in China has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline diamond membranes. This pioneering discovery challenges a century-long scientific dogma that diamonds are strictly non-piezoelectric. Go to...

Hellish Venus-like planets may be more prevalent than true exoEarths

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Astronomy

Preliminary results of a study presented at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna indicate that hellish Venus-type planets may be about twice as common as habitable planets that form with oceans. Go to Source

Saturn-sized exoplanet with Earth-like temperature reveals methane-rich atmosphere

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Astronomy

A planet that is about the size of Saturn, but with a temperature more like Earth’s, has an atmosphere rich in methane, according to a new study using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Go to Source

Extraterrestrial life may be slipping past space missions, astrobiologists warn

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Astronomy

Suppose there are signs of extraterrestrial life and we have not yet been able to detect them. What does that mean? In Nature Astronomy, researchers discuss the consequences of these so-called false-negative results. “We are currently investing a great deal of...

Crystals of space and time: A structural phenomenon that may collapse into tiny black holes

by quasarn01 | May 21, 2026 | Latest in Physics

A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: Space and time can form a kind of “crystal” that may turn into a black hole. The results are described in Physical Review Letters. Go to Source