#Researchers discover skyrmions can split like biological cells

“#Researchers discover skyrmions can split like biological cells” Skyrmions are a type of quasiparticle with properties that could lead to the next generation of data storage and transfer. Ames Laboratory recently gained great insight into these structures, but scientists are still trying to understand the dynamics of their formation. Ames Laboratory recently discovered a never-before-seen characteristic…

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#How four newborn exoplanets get cooked by their sun

“#How four newborn exoplanets get cooked by their sun” Artist’s impression of the extrasolar planet system around the star V1298 Tau. Credit: AIP/J. Fohlmeister Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) examined the fate of the young star V1298 Tau and its four orbiting exoplanets. The results show that these recently born planets…

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#Sustainable cover-crop farming practice faces one big limitation: Land to produce seeds

“#Sustainable cover-crop farming practice faces one big limitation: Land to produce seeds” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As farmers around the globe look to grow food more sustainably—with less water, fertilizer, pesticides and other environmental impactors—the use of cover crops is becoming more popular. These crops, which are often grasses or legumes, or many other types…

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#Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future could see the light of day

“#Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future could see the light of day” In the future, camera lenses could be thousands of times thinner and significantly less resource-intensive to manufacture. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now present a new technology for making the artificial materials known as ‘metasurfaces’, which consist of a multitude of…

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#Newly synthesized fungal compound can switch on a self-destruct button for cancer

“#Newly synthesized fungal compound can switch on a self-destruct button for cancer” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancers cells use a special technique to propagate: They delete their “programmed death” gene through mutation, and seemingly “forget” to die when their lifetime is over, and continue to grow instead. A research team from Tokyo University of Science…

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