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Electronic stripes linked to unusual vortex states in a superconductor
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Electronic stripes linked to unusual vortex states in a superconductor

Superconductors, materials that can carry electric current with an electrical resistance of zero, have proved to be promising for the development of various technologies, including medical devices, particle accelerators and quantum computers. Studying these materials could help researchers uncover new physical states that could be useful for specific applications.

📅 2026-10-08 12:00:11    •    Phys.org
Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions
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Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions

Einstein Probe revealed nearly 10 minutes of soft X-ray activity following a short gamma-ray burst, exposing a phase of neutron star mergers that previous missions may have missed. The prolonged emission could have been powered by a newly formed magnetar and may provide a valuable new counterpart to gravitational-wave signals.

📅 2026-10-08 10:06:06    •    ScienceDaily
Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say
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Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say

Cases of dengue fever are surging in Florida, spurring several counties to declare a state of emergency.The state has seen 497 reported cases so far this year. Of those, 252, or about 51%, were caught locally, rather than brought to the state by travelers. The Florida Department of Health confirmed one woman's death from dengue fever in early September, marking the state's first known dengue death in almost a century.Prior to the past few years, most dengue cases reported in Florida were the result of travel. In other words, people caught the disease in other countries and then traveled to Florida, where their case was then diagnosed. At 245, the number of travel-related cases reported this ...

📅 2026-10-08 10:00:00    •    Live Science
Healthy reef sounds can boost coral and fish recovery efforts
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Healthy reef sounds can boost coral and fish recovery efforts

Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing. Two new studies led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal how underwater acoustic enrichment—the playback of sounds from healthy reefs—can help spur the recovery of degraded coral reefs and their fish communities.

📅 2026-10-08 09:00:14    •    Phys.org
Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks
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Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

The European Space Agency–led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a "switchback" in the solar wind's magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the sun's surface and revealed more about solar magnetism—the unruly instigator of dangerous solar storms.

📅 2026-10-08 09:00:10    •    Phys.org