Creating Custom Light Using Artificial Structures of 2D Materials
Researchers from UNIGE and the University of Manchester have discovered structures based on two-dimensional materials that emit tailor-made light in any color you could wish…
Tungurahua Volcano “The Black Giant” Showing Warning Signs of “Potential Collapse”
South American volcano showing early warning signs of ‘potential collapse,’ research shows. One of South America’s most prominent volcanoes is producing early warning signals of…
Pioneering New Research Disputes “Wavier” Jet Stream Due to Arctic Warming
Jet Stream Not Getting ‘Wavier’ Despite Arctic Warming Rapid Arctic warming has not led to a “wavier” jet stream around the mid-latitudes in recent decades,…
Jupiter Water Mystery Updated With Findings From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The mission publishes its first stream of data on the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere — the first findings on the gas giant’s water…
New Mechanism for the Coexistence of Species Discovered
Researchers from AMOLF (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Harvard University (USA) show how the ability of organisms to move around plays a role in stabilizing ecosystems….
Breakthrough in Coronavirus Vaccine Research Results in New 3D Atomic Scale Map of Virus
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for the…
Burn Twice as Many Calories: Eat a Big Breakfast Rather Than a Large Dinner
Study finds eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity. Eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and…
Cobalt Is Used for Electric Vehicle and Electronics Batteries – Can Supply Meet Demand?
Greater use of electric vehicles might be good for the environment, but further growth hinges on continued availability of critical battery components such as cobalt….
New Camera Combines Lasers and Terahertz Waves to Reveal ‘Unseen’ Detail and ‘See Inside’ Objects
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects — Terahertz imaging can reveal tiny hidden features of living things. A team of physicists…
Patterns of Life Generated by Random Gene Pulsing in Cambridge Lab
A team of Cambridge scientists working on the intersection between biology and computation has found that random gene activity helps patterns form during development of…
MIT Engineers Devise the Best Way to Deflect an Incoming Planet-Killer Asteroid
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid. On April 13, 2029, an icy chunk of…
Scientists Warn That BPA-Free Plastic Products Could Be Just as Harmful to Human Health
University of Missouri scientists find BPA alternative, bisphenol S, could negatively affect both a mother’s placenta and potentially a developing baby’s brain. Using “BPA-free” plastic…
Slithering Snakes on a 2D Plane – Search and Rescue Robots Inspired by Snakes [Video]
Snakes live in diverse environments ranging from unbearably hot deserts to lush tropical forests, where they slither up trees, rocks and shrubbery every day. By…
Secrets of Titan’s Atmosphere Revealed – Galactic Cosmic Rays Affect Saturn’s Largest Moon
Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. The team found…
Mystery Surrounding Dinosaur Footprints on a Cave Ceiling Finally Solved
The dinosaur in the cupboard under the stairs. The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more…
Greenhouse Gas Changes Immediately Affect Mediterranean Rainfall – ‘Hot Spot’ of Climate Change
Mediterranean-type climates face immediate drops in rainfall when greenhouse gases rise, but this could be stopped quickly if emissions are cut. This is the finding…
Too Much Fluoride Causes Defects in Tooth Enamel – Researchers Found Out Why
Changes within enamel cells point to mechanism by which excessive fluoride leads to fluorosis. Exposing teeth to excessive fluoride alters calcium signaling, mitochondrial function, and…
CERN’s MoEDAL Hunts for Dyons – Theoretical Particles First Hypothesized in 1969
The MoEDAL collaboration at CERN reports the first search at a particle accelerator for particles with both electric and magnetic charge. A magnetic monopole is…