Charge Crystals Created By Synthesizing A New Class of Endotaxial 2D Materials
The electrons of the sandwiched 2D TaS2 crystal layer spontaneously clumped together to form an ordered 2D charge crystal, known as a charge density wave—a repeating pattern in the distribution of electrons in a solid material.
Secrets of the mantle underworld revealed by magmatic rocks on the Philippine Sea, Earth’s fastest tectonic plate
Earth’s mantle is a complex region of mixing and dynamic flow. Now in a paper published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment, Qian et al. analyzes basaltic magma on a fast-moving tectonic plate to map distinct rock chemistry regions within the mantle and show their Deep Time longevity.
Micro and nanoplastics detected in farmed mussels: are we eating over-seasoned food?
Micro- and nanoplastics in the environment are a major problem to manage nowadays. We detected the presence of micro, but especially of nanoplastics in mussels: one of the most consumed foods globally. These data are a benchmark to show how plastic contamination rapidly spreads, reaching our tables.
Bedrock erosion in a 180 m deeply incised gorge
What happens when a rapid, sediment laden flow (hyperconcentrated flow) is forced through a
narrow and deeply incised bedrock gorge?
Neglecting students' socio-emotional skills magnified learning losses during the pandemic
Using a large-scale experiment conducted with Brazilian high-schoolers during the pandemic, a new paper documents that school communication targeting students' motivation, mindsets and their ability to self-regulate emotions could have prevented a large chunk of learning losses from remote learning