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Superconductivity has many important practical applications, including creating powerful magnets used in high-resolution medical scans, transporting electricity efficiently, and building ultra-sensitive measuring devices. Until now, understanding exactly what lay behind this unique phenomenon at high temperatures has eluded scientists over many decades. But pioneering research, led by physicists at the University of Bristol and published this week in the journal Nature Physics, has identified the vital mechanism which explains how electrons in these copper-oxide high-temperature superconductors combine to transmit power with no loss of energy - the 'superconductive' state of infinite electrical conduction.

Under trees in China, researchers found a towering yellow fungus so distinct that it became the basis for a newly established fungal family. The largest specimens of Dianjunus rex weighed about 4.9 pounds and measured roughly 20 inches from the buried stalk to the tip. Here's what to knowIn a study published in Frontiers in Fungal Biology, Jing Song and Zhuyue Yan of the Kunming Institute of Botany drew on five specimens collected at three sites in Yunnan, concluding the organism was both a new species and the only known member of a newly named family, according to Earth.com. Only part of D. rex is visible above the soil: It forms stout, pale yellow columns about eight inches tall, while a long black stalk remains buried underground and accounts for much of the fruiting body's full size. With age, the pale, rounded tops become darker and split into narrow, finger-shaped branches that release spores. Genetic evidence showed that the fungus doesn't fit neatly with known relatives. After analyzing hundreds of genes, the researchers concluded that it belongs on its own branch of the fungal tree of life, distinct enough to justify the creation of a new family. Indunil C.

Tiny Magnetic Probes Can Be Used to Investigate the Chemical Forces at Work Inside the Pores of Molecular Framework Compounds. Until Now, This Had Only Been Possible to a Limited Degree. Developed by a Team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the Method Could Help to Better Understand the Properties of These Materials and Control These Properties in the Future. The Study Was Published in the Journal Small. Related StoriesCovalent Launches "Covalent Connect," Unlocking Seamless Access to the World's Most Advanced Materials Characterization CapabilitiesSimulation of Local Microstructure of Amorphous Alloys CoxB100-xUsing Variable Temperature and Low Pressure Diffuse Reflectance UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy to Study the Reactivity of Ni2+ in an Air Sensitive Metal Organic Framework (MOFs)Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are regarded as promising materials for a range of applications. Essentially, they are porous, crystalline compounds. Their regular, tiny pores are what make them special. "These pores make COFs suitable for a range of applications.

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Research in New Phytologist reveals a gene that regulates tea plants' flavor and cold tolerance, providing insights on how to expand the potential for better-tasting tea to be grown in a wider variety of locations.