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Researchers show that treated clay can absorb ethylene gas, slowing fruit ripening and offering a simple way to reduce food waste.
Scientists develop modified clay that absorbs ethylene gas, helping keep fruits fresh longer and reduce global food waste.
Rebecca Shavitupda
Agulhas Leakage and AMOC records show Atlantic overturning strengthened even as Indian Ocean water inflow weakened.
Green ImpactSalty Indian Ocean water does not directly control Atlantic circulation, study findsJoshua Shavit
Asst. Prof. Ruben Verresen shows a new way to give a quantum computer the flexibility of current computers, harnessing the capabilities of exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons.
DiscoveriesQuantum breakthrough uses anyons to achieve universal computing powerShy Cohen
A new cosmology model describes a universe without dark matter while matching key measurements of galaxy spacing and ancient light.
SpaceNew cosmology model finds that dark matter doesn’t existJoseph Shavit
The Smith hat tile creates chiral diffraction patterns, linking a famous math puzzle to new ways of controlling light.
DiscoveriesMathematical tile shaped like a crooked hat solves decades-old Einstein problemJoseph Shavit
A proposed chip architecture uses phonons as a compact quantum bus between qubits separated across a semiconductor wafer.
InnovationsNew quantum chip design uses phonons to link distant qubitsShy Cohen
Researchers create a light controlled system that removes key receptors, waking dormant cancer cells and improving treatment response.
HealthLight controlled therapy exposes cancer cells hiding from chemotherapyMac Oliveau
Carefully chosen snake proteins blocked lethal viper venom, pointing toward a recombinant alternative to antibody antivenoms.
HealthSnake blood proteins could lead to a more powerful antivenom treatmentRebecca Shavit
Scientists have proposed one pathway little red dots can follow as the universe matures based on their analysis of spiral galaxy WISEA J123635.56+621424.2, nicknamed the “Saguaro.” They suggest little red dots may be a temporary phase of highly active supermassive black holes.
SpaceNASA’s Webb telescope may have solved the mystery of the universe’s ‘little red dots’Joseph Shavit
A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures.
SpaceNASA’s Curiosity rover finds a vast field of honeycomb fractures on MarsJoseph Shavit
A faint giant planet hid near Beta Pictoris b for over a decade before astronomers recognized it in archived images.
SpaceJWST captures stunning images of one of the lightest known exoplanetsJoseph Shavit
Researchers found marigold proteins can withstand heat, bind oil and water, and support more sustainable food production.
HealthBillions of dollars of discarded marigold flowers could become a new source of sustainable foodJoshua Shavit
Researchers report promising results from a CRISPR-edited stem cell transplant designed to improve treatment for aggressive blood cancers.
HealthClinical trial combines CRISPR gene editing with stem cell transplants to treat aggressive blood cancersJoshua Shavit
A photon experiences no time while crossing space, a result that reveals how relativity connects light, motion and the flow of time.
SpaceA beam of light can cross the entire universe in no time at allJoseph Shavit
NASA’s Juno spacecraft made the first direct measurements of the temperature beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io using the Microwave Radiometer, (MWR), invented and designed by Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Scott Bolton.
SpaceNASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surfaceJoseph Shavit
A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home contains rare evidence of ancient salty water and organic molecules tied to life’s origins.
SpaceRare meteorite crashes into New Jersey home revealing clues to the origin of lifeJoseph Shavit
A 42-year study finds that rivers of moisture in the sky can warm or cool ocean heatwaves depending on season.
DiscoveriesAtmospheric rivers can both warm and cool marine heatwavesRebecca Shavit