Astronomers Observe Nearby Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of material blasting away from a…
Bioengineers Discover How Cells Regulate Mitochondrial Size
UCLA bioengineers and their colleagues have discovered a new perspective on how cells regulate the sizes of mitochondria, the parts of cells that provide energy,…
Chemists Synthesize Graphene Using only Light and Heat
Silicon — the shiny, brittle metal commonly used to make semiconductors — is an essential ingredient of modern-day electronics. But as electronic devices have become…
New Research Shows Suburbanization Alters Small Pond Ecosystems
New research shows that human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by some animals and plants in suburban ponds. Researchers at Yale…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Probes Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its first pass over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in July 2017 indicate that this iconic feature penetrates well…
Stem Cells Sense Density to Make Decisions
Human skin is a remarkable organ serving as a barrier protecting us from pathogens, toxic substances and others. Our skin needs to constantly renew throughout…
Graphene Flagship Paves the Way for New Spintronic Logic Devices
The strong collaborative ethos of the Graphene Flagship is accelerating developments in new technologies based on graphene – the single-atom-thick allotrope of carbon – and…
New Battery Tech Could Triple the Range of Electric Vehicles
New research at the University of Waterloo could lead to the development of batteries that triple the range of electric vehicles. The breakthrough involves the…
Engineered Synthetic Scaffolds Mark a New Era in Cellular Design
Researchers at the universities of Kent and Bristol have built a miniature scaffold inside bacteria that can be used to bolster cellular productivity, with implications…
Astrobiologists Show How a ‘Methane Blanket’ Can Keep an Exoplanet Warm
Somewhere in our galaxy, an exoplanet is probably orbiting a star that’s colder than our sun, but instead of freezing solid, the planet might be…
False-Color Image of the Moon from NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft
The Moon was a focal point for NASA in 2017, whether it was blocking out the Sun during one of the most-viewed events in U.S….
New Technique Illuminates the Inner Workings of AI Systems
Neural networks, which learn to perform computational tasks by analyzing huge sets of training data, have been responsible for the most impressive recent advances in…
The Amazing Properties of Cornstarch and Water
At the right ratio, a blend of water and cornstarch displays some mysterious qualities. It’s a liquid until you throw a bowling ball on it….
Hubble Image of the Week – Cosmic Fireflies
Galaxies glow like fireflies in this spectacular NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image! This flickering swarm of cosmic fireflies is a rich cluster of galaxies called…
Herschel Solves Decades-Old Mystery About Starburst-Driven Superwinds
Astronomers have used ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory to solve a decades-old mystery about the origin of powerful cool gas winds in the hot environs of…
Guanidinium Helps Stabilizes Perovskite Solar Cells
Incorporating guanidinium into perovskite solar cells stabilizes their efficiency at 19% for 1000 hours under full-sunlight testing conditions. The study, carried out by EPFL, is…
Physicists Discover New Form of Matter, Excitonium
Abbamonte group achieves first-ever measurement of excitonium collective modes and first observation of soft plasmon in any material. Excitonium has a team of researchers at…
Inner Ears of Living Aquatic Animals Resemble Those of Extinct Sea Monsters
The inner ears of extinct aquatic reptiles from millions of years ago closely resemble those of some living aquatic animals with similar lifestyles or body…
