Glass Brain Gives Researchers a Window Into the Mind (Video)
In these short videos, researchers use a glass brain and pulses of light to show how information flows between different regions of the brain. The…
In these short videos, researchers use a glass brain and pulses of light to show how information flows between different regions of the brain. The…
Using the light of double quasars, a team led by researchers has made the first measurements of small-scale fluctuations in the cosmic web just 2…
A team of engineers at MIT have found a new strategy for reducing the number of loops in a polymer. The method could offer an…
This newly released Hubble image of the week shows spiral galaxy NGC 5917, which is located in the constellation Libra. This image from Hubble’s Wide…
Engineers at UCLA have developed a new technique to control the polarization state of a laser that could lead to a new class of powerful,…
Over the next several months, NASA will review the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) project to help ensure it would provide compelling scientific capability…
Using the ALMA submillimeter array, a team of astronomers form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found evidence for shocked gas near the nucleus of…
The list of materials that can be produced by 3D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food….
University of Chicago postdoctoral scholar Sebastiaan Krijt asks the question: If a life form existed on one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets, could space debris carry…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is back in contact with astronomers after completing its first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings….
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals dark, windblown sand covering intricate sedimentary rock layers in Ganges Chasma, a canyon in the Valles…
A new study from Yale University shows that a protein derived from ticks enhances the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The…
New research reveals that Mars experienced a 400-million-year lull in impacts between the formation of Borealis and the younger basins. Since the earliest days of…
On April 26 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make its first dive through the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings. This is a region no…
By combining Spitzer and ground-based KMTNet microlensing observations, a team of astronomers has discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth. The planet, called…
MIT engineers have developed a new system that uses light to control the way water moves over a surface. This advance may open the door…
A newly published study from Yale University provides a better understanding to how genetic markers linked to inflammatory bowel disease contribute to the disease process….
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter views gullies on the surface of Mars. Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an…