Image caption, Being able to 3D-print tactile skin could create robots that are more dexterous, say researchers A 3D-printed fingertip made to help improve prosthetics has a sense of touch like huma… [+1827 chars]
Ground-breaking research into the hot structures deep in the Earth suggest they could be much more fluid than once supposed. An article published this week by the prestigious journal, Nature, shows … [+2748 chars]
NASA's venerable space telescope has captured a stunning new view of a galaxy with an active black hole obscured by tendrils of dark dust. The spiral galaxy , known as NGC 7172, is located about 11… [+1743 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith The flourishing field of optoelectronic devices is accountable for driving the development of new alkali metal-based chalcogenides consisting of qualities that have … [+2815 chars]
In arid Western states, the climate is growing warmer and drier, leading to increased demand for water resources from humans and ecosystems. Now, the atmosphere across much of the U.S. is also demand… [+3758 chars]
Physicists in Finland have created a pumpkin-shaped atomic nucleus that throws off protons in a rare kind of radioactive decay. The nucleus, lutetium-149, has the shortest half-life of any of a gro… [+2328 chars]
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS We know what Mars looks like (rocky). We know what it feels like (dusty, cold and windy). Now we also know what it sounds like thanks to NASA's Perseverance rover's ability to … [+1586 chars]
Todays stories range from Was Our Universe Created in a Laboratory to Mystery Signal Traced to a Nearby Galaxys Globular Cluster to Jupiters Moon Europa, Chaos Terrains Could be Shuttling Oxygen to O… [+5492 chars]
NASAs Moon-bound mega-rocket suffered another setback Monday, failing its wet dress rehearsal, which could deal a huge setback to NASAs biggest rocket since the Apollo-era Saturn V. According to N… [+4054 chars]
Thales - SESO® Optics chosen for high-precision optics polishing on the European Advanced Virgo+ project <ul><li>Thales - SESO® Optics has won a contract from the French National Scientific Research… [+2988 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith There is another way to utilize the mountain of plastic that is waiting to be thrown away: use it to soak up surplus carbon dioxide. Graduate student Paul Savas fee… [+3640 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Gilead's remdesivir fails to show benefit in European trial; no fetus risk seen with first trimester vaccination The following is a summary of… [+1512 chars]