New Network Design Exploits Power-Efficient Flash Memory
Engineers from MIT have developed a new system that, for several common big-data applications, should make servers using flash memory as efficient as those using…
Engineers from MIT have developed a new system that, for several common big-data applications, should make servers using flash memory as efficient as those using…
A newly published study from Yale University links climate change to the decline of bumblebee species in North America and Europe. The study, published in…
A team of scientists has discovered a black hole in the early universe that grew much faster than its host galaxy, resulting in a gigantic…
Astronomers used the Venus transit to make measurements of how the Venusian atmosphere absorbs different kinds of light, revealing clues to what elements are layered…
Since June 15, astronomers have been monitoring the ongoing light show detected by NASA’s Swift satellite. This new outburst is from V404 Cygni, a binary…
Another day, another great set of images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager showing Pluto and Charon. They’re a fascinating pair: Two icy worlds,…
Researchers discover a new species of horned dinosaur, Wendiceratops pinhornensis. Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Dr. Michael Ryan co-led the discovery of a striking new species…
New research from MIT unveils a series of sensors, memory switches, and circuits that can be encoded in the common human gut bacterium. The “friendly”…
The first results from the Kilo-Degree Survey have been released, helping to further expand our understanding of dark matter. The first results have been released…
A newly published study resolves the inconsistencies in the timing of atmospheric volcanic aerosol loading determined from ice cores and subsequent cooling from climate proxies…
New observations from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Japan’s Hinode Spacecraft, and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory have been combined to form this new image of…
After three-billion plus miles and over nine years, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is set to begin its Pluto flyby observations. In the early morning hours…
Two published papers reveal Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the boundaries of near-Earth space, showing that they can appear under any conditions and are much more prevalent…
A team of researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rediscovered the scuttled USS Independence, determining the radiation risk of exploring the underwater aircraft…
A new study being presented at National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno shows that Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way are three times…
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new device that produces nitric oxide from an electric spark, making treatment affordable…
Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory used SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray Laser to measure atomic-scale details of how ring-shaped gas molecules break…
A newly published study from NASA helps answer questions about droughts, flooding, and how much water is on the move and where it is going….