Using quantum entanglement, MIT researchers found a way to simultaneously measure multiple physical quantities in a room temperature quantum sensor. The approach could have applications in biomedical sensing, materials characterization, and more.

Penn physicist Patricio Gallardo and collaborators tracked the speeds of distant galaxy clusters to test the strength of gravity across hundreds of millions of light-years. The verdict? Gravity neatly matches the classic equations written by Newton and Einstein. By proving the fundamental laws of physics span these massive cosmic scales, the results leave little doubt that invisible dark matter exists.

Recently, a research team led by Prof. ZHANG Tao, Prof. HUANG Yanqiang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. LIU Wei from DICP and Prof. WANG Yanggang from the Southern University of Science and Technology, has tracked the oxygen spillover in catalysts using environmental transmission electron microscopy and observed for the first time bulk oxygen spillover in Ru/rutile-TiO₂ catalysts. Their findings provide new approaches for using the catalyst bulk.

A new study in Engineering unveils the diameter-transformed fluidized bed reactor, a tailored design optimizing catalytic reactions for cleaner gasoline and more efficient chemical production. It breaks down the reactor’s scientific foundations, engineering solutions to key flow and reaction challenges, and its wide industrial applications—plus future AI and kinetic research to advance this game-changing technology further.

University of South Florida scientists have solved a decades-old mystery behind reinforced rubber – a material used in everything from tires to industrial systems. By explaining how tiny particles strengthen rubber, the research replaces trial and error with clear science, opening the door to safer, longer lasting and more efficient products.

Leucine-rich repeat-containing 8A (LRRC8A) is a ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein that functions as the essential component of volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs). These channels are integral to maintaining osmotic balance, metabolite transport, and intercellular communication, thereby ensuring ion homeostasis and facilitating cellular responses to hypotonic stress, oxidative damage, and mechanical cues.

Methanol production consumes enormous amounts of energy and generates significant carbon dioxide. New process uses tiny bursts of underwater plasma to convert methane to methanol in just one step. Plasma is a rare form of matter on Earth but makes up 99% of the observable universe. If scaled, new system could convert methane into fuels at the source of leaks.