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Cambridge Physicists Pioneer Atomically-Thin Quantum Magnetic Sensors

Cambridge researchers created a quantum sensor using hBN, offering improved magnetic field detection over diamond-based sensors with new imaging possibilities. A team of physicists at the University of Cambridge has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum sensing by showing that spin defects in

Scientists Solve Decades-Old Cell Biology Mystery

SLC35B1 transports ATP into the ER, and its structure offers potential for targeted therapies in diseases linked to ER stress. A team of scientists has solved a long-standing question in cell biology by uncovering how the cell’s primary energy source, ATP, is transported into the endoplasmic reti

“Like the Birth of Everything”: Scientists Recreate First Microseconds of Universe to Unveil Wild Behavior of Quark-Gluon Plasma

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Quark-gluon plasma dominated the universe’s earliest microseconds, shaping the cosmos we know today. 🔬 Researchers used lattice QCD and Monte Carlo simulations to unravel the complexities of the strong nuclear force. 📈 The study revealed that even at extreme temperatures, the strong force influenced particle behavior more than previously believed. 📚

Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic?

A large impact could have briefly amplified the moon’s weak magnetic field, creating a momentary spike that was recorded in some lunar rocks. Scientists may have solved the mystery of why the moon shows ancient signs of magnetism although it has no magnetic field today. An impact, such as from a large asteroid, could have generated a cloud of ionized particles that briefly enveloped the moon and amplified its weak magnetic field.

Where did the moon’s magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks. The moon itself has no inherent magnetism today.

Now, MIT scientists may have solved the mystery. They propose that a combination of an ancient, weak magnetic field and a large, plasma-generating impact may have temporarily created a strong magnetic field, concentrated on the far side of the moon.