image: At the intersection of engineered materials and computation, spin-glass systems comprise a disordered system of nanomagnets arising from random interactions and competition between two types o… [+3881 chars]
NASA has now confirmed that more than 5,000 planets exist outside our solar system, which is "just a fraction" of the likely hundreds of billions in our galaxy. The planetary odometer turned on Marc… [+2587 chars]
A nitrogen doped carbon-coated nickel anode can catalyze an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells at a fraction of the cost of the precious metals currently used, Cornell University researchers h… [+3411 chars]
The number of sunspots on our sun typically ebbs and flows in a predictable 11-year cycle, but one unusual 70-year period when sunspots were incredibly rare has mystified scientists for 300 years. No… [+7110 chars]
Imagining RNA and proteins as little input-output machines that carry out algorithmic genetic instructions explains the tendency toward symmetry in a way that Darwinian survival of the fittest hasnt … [+1620 chars]
This month sees Venus, Saturn and Mars holding a planetary party in the night sky, and if youre up with the larks, youve probably already spotted Venus shining brightly, living up to its nickname of … [+3167 chars]
The recent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, at 04:14:45 UT on Jan. 15, was recently confirmed to have launched far-reaching, massive global disturbances in the Earth's atmospher… [+4603 chars]
In biology, symmetry is typically the rule rather than the exception. Our bodies have left and right halves, starfish radiate from a central point and even trees, though not largely symmetrical, stil… [+4753 chars]
In this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an explosive explosion from a young star sweeps across the sky. An incandescent jet of gas travelling at supersonic speeds is produced by an ex… [+2523 chars]
Scientists have found a new way to "see" inside the simplest atomic nuclei to better understand the "glue" that holds the building blocks of matter together. The results, just published in Physical R… [+8137 chars]
To survive on Mars will mean maximizing use of all available resources. A team from Spanish technological center Tekniker is working on a system that uses sunlight to produce fuel from astronaut wast… [+1526 chars]
Nearly a year after NASA awarded SpaceX with the $2.9Bn Moon lander contract (which others did not take well), the agency has announced that other space companies such as Blue Origin and Boeing will … [+2002 chars]
