Dance of magnetism and light: Study finds nonreciprocal second harmonic generation disappears in 2D material
A research group recently discovered the disappearance of nonreciprocal second harmonic generation (SHG) in MnPSe₃ when ...
New optical tech boosts gravitational-wave detection capabilities
In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the ...
Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.
Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This ...
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Freedom in the Equation exhibition opens at Harvard Science Centre
The exhibition – Freedom in the Equation – shares the stories of 10 scientists to highlight Ukraine’s lost scientific ...
Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
(THE CONVERSATION) Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying ...
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New technology enhances gravitational-wave detection
The research paper reports a breakthrough that will enable gravitational-wave detectors to reach extreme laser powers. It ...
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UB professor Chris Li named Cottrell Scholar for lightning-inspired green ammonia reactor
Chris Li, assistant professor of chemistry in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the 2025 Class of Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.