Water’s enigmatic surface: X-ray snapshots reveal atoms and molecules at work

Water is all around us, yet its surface layer—home to chemical reactions that shape life on Earth—is surprisingly hard to study. Experiments at SLAC’s X-ray laser are bringing it into focus.

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Atomic Josephson contacts: How Bose-Einstein condensates replicate Shapiro steps

The microscopic processes taking place in superconductors are difficult to observe directly. Researchers at the RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau have therefore implemented a quantum simulation of the Josephson effect: They separated two Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) by means of an extremely thin optical barrier.

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Tiny optical modulator could enable giant future quantum computers

Researchers have made a major advance in quantum computing with a new device that is nearly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.

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Dual substitution induces room-temperature ferromagnetism and negative thermal expansion in BiFeO₃

Using a dual-cation substitution approach, researchers at Science Tokyo introduced ferromagnetism into bismuth ferrite, a well-known and promising multiferroic material for next-generation memory technologies. By replacing ions at both the bismuth and iron sites with calcium ions and heavier elements, they modified the spin structure and achieved ferromagnetism at room temperature. Additionally, negative thermal expansion […]

Pinpointing the glow of a single atom to advance quantum emitter engineering

Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovations.

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Idaho sheriff revokes cross-deputization for PD leaders, leaving cops without supervisors in county jurisdiction

Coeur d’Alene PD Chief Lee White and Rathdrum PD Chief Dan Haley allege that the Kootenai Sheriff Bob Norris’s order is a retaliation over their role in an investigation

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N.C. juvenile offender who had 275 charges was released on probation — now he’s being charged as an adult

The 16-year-old, who previously faced 275 charges, was held without bond on adult charges, including armed robbery and weapons offenses

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20 Facts about Gilgamesh—Ancient Sumeria’s Demigod

Gilgamesh is usually considered a legendary character from Sumerian mythology, although many authors and scholars argue he may, in fact, have lived thousands of years ago. He is referred to as the first hero on Earth and is a central figure in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

As an important character that he is, in […]

50 Facts About The Great Pyramid of Giza

Despite the fact that throughout the millennia ancient civilizations built incredible structures across the planet, the Great Pyramid of Giza outshines nearly all of them.

Considered a masterpiece and wonder of ancient engineering and ancient man’s achievement, the Great Pyramid of Giza is one structure we wouldn’t be able to replicate today.

Historical analysis […]

BWC: Va. State Police trooper rescues man from burning Tesla

The doors would not unlock, so Sgt. S. Page had to break a window and cut through an airbag to pull the injured driver to safety

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Wyo. sheriff emphasizes semi-truck crackdown after truck with multiple violations rolls back on cruiser

The truck was overloaded and had bad brakes, Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said; he also said the driver was not eligible to work in the U.S. and was turned over to ICE

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BWC: Fla. deputies arrest INTERPOL suspect after he flees wrong way on interstate, steals van

After fleeing a St. John’s County traffic stop, the man drove the wrong way in traffic, crashed, fled into the woods, stole a van and fled into the woods again before being taken into custody

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N.J. officers will be required to retake 2019 sergeant’s exam, risking demotion if they fail

More than 100 Paterson and Newark officers must retake the test after the commission found the last 10 questions were disproportionately skipped by minority officers

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Scientists Find the Great Pyramid of Giza Focuses Electromagnetic Energy

Another fascinating discovery has been made by scientists in the Great Pyramid of Giza.

More evidence has been found that the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the most astonishing ancient structures on the surface—though to be a tomb—was not a resting place for a pharaoh.

A team of German and Russian researchers has […]

The Legendary Kachinas—Ancient Astronaut Watchers?

The Kachina are one of the most important elements of the religion and cosmogony of the Pueblo Indians of the West, among which are the Hopi, the Zuni, the Tiwa (in the Hopi Reservation), the Acoma, and the Laguna.

In later times, the cult of the Kachina spread eastward among the Pueblo tribes, for […]