Journey to the center of a quantized vortex: How microscopic mutual friction governs superfluid dissipation

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense ...
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Being blue without being blue: How pigmentation and microscopic structures create optical illusions in nature

Nature is full of an almost infinite array of colors, but some are more unique than others. Apart from the inanimate sky and water, the color blue only some animals and flowers have the privilege of ...
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Quantum light unlocks nature’s tiny secrets

A file photo from 2001 shows a colored electron-microscopic capture of the monkeypox virus - Copyright AFP Rizwan TABASSUM A file photo from 2001 shows a colored ...

Tiny particles 'surf' microcosmic waves to save energy in chaotic environments

Conditions can get rough in the micro- and nanoworld. For example, to ensure that nutrients can still be optimally ...