New ‘Cloaking’ Device Uses Ordinary Lenses to Hide Objects
Using a combination of four standard lenses, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a “cloaking” device that hides objects when you look at…
Engineers Develop New System to Harness the Full Spectrum of Available Solar Radiation
Engineers at MIT have developed a two-dimensional metallic dielectric photonic crystal that has the ability to absorb sunlight from a wide range of angles while…
Biologist Reveal Boost in Certain Amino Acids is an Early Sign of Cancer
Based on an analysis of blood samples from 1,500 people participating in long-term health studies, biologists found that people with a surge in amino acids…
Cassini Spacecraft Views “Painted” Saturn
Using a spectral filter, this wide-angle camera view of Saturn was taken on April 2, 2014 by the Cassini spacecraft. Saturn’s many cloud patterns, swept…
NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases
Researchers will use NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory to study ultra-cold quantum gases, exploring how atoms interact in microgravity when they have almost no motion due…
Newly Released Hubble Image of AG Carinae
This newly released Hubble image shows AG Carinae – a luminous star classified as a Luminous Blue Variable. In this new Hubble image, the strikingly…
New “Gold Nanocluster” Technology Improves Solar Cell Performance
Using approximately 10,000 times less gold than in previous studies, researchers from Western University improve solar power performance with new “gold nanocluster” technology. Scientists at…
Astronomers Detect Iso-Propyl Cyanide Close to the Galactic Center
A team of astronomers has detected the presence of iso-propyl cyanide in interstellar space, opening a new frontier in the chemistry of star formation. There…
Study Reveals Water on Earth is Older Than Our Sun
A newly published study from the Carnegie Institution for Science reveals that a significant fraction of our Solar System’s water is older than the Sun…
MIT Engineers Develop Underwater Robot for Port Security
Engineers from MIT have developed a football-size robot that can provide added port protection by skimming discreetly along a ship’s hull to search for hollow…
Curiosity Rover Drills First Sample From Mars Mountain
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has collected its first drill sample from the base of Mount Sharp on Mars. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has collected its…
Researchers Track Interactions Between Individual DNA Molecule Segments
Using an optical microstructure and gold nanoparticles, researchers at the Max Planck Institute have amplified the interaction of light with DNA to the extent that…
DDO 68 – A Young Galaxy in the Local Universe?
This new Hubble image reveals what seems to be a recently-formed galaxy in the local universe. Astronomers usually have to peer very far into the…
Media Multitaskers Have Lower Grey-Matter Density in the Brain
New research from the University of Sussex shows that people who frequently use several media devices at the same time have lower grey-matter density in…
MIT Chemists Use Modified Anthrax Toxin to Deliver Cancer Drugs
In a newly published study, researchers from MIT show that a modified version of the anthrax toxin can be used to deliver antibody drugs to…
New Treatment Blocks and Reverses Pulmonary Fibrosis
Using mouse models, researchers from Yale University and miRagen Therapeutics have shown that miR-29 blocks and reverses pulmonary fibrosis. Yale University researchers are studying a…
New ScienceCast Video: A Giant Among Earth Satellites
A new four-minute ScienceCast video explains how the International Space Station has become the largest of all Earth-observing satellites. ScienceCasts: A Giant Among Earth Satellites…
Astronomers Discover Clear Skies and Water Vapor on Neptune-Size Exoplanet
Using the combined power of NASA’s Spitzer, Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, researchers have discovered clear skies and water vapor on a Neptune-size gaseous exoplanet…
