Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Rare vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene; concentrated antibodies may help the immunosuppressed The following is a summary of some recent… [+1279 chars]
Experimental schematic and polariton formation. Credit: Nature Physics (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-022-01565-4 The development of experimental platforms that advance the field of quantum science and… [+4861 chars]
Scientists have recently observed a large planet at an early stage of formation. The planet is already nine times the mass of Jupiter. The researchers used the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and the Hub… [+3063 chars]
Researchers have identified the complete series of 10 factors that regulate the development of brain cell types in the visual system of fruit flies -- including in what order these neurons develop. T… [+4826 chars]
Stephen Hawking, one of the most prominent physicists in our world today has expressed his concerns about extraterrestrial intelligence. However, a group at University College London is not deterred … [+4885 chars]
It's dawn on December 25, 2021. Your finger is hovering, shakily, over the ultimate button. You're about to launch a $10-billion space telescope called the James Webb Space Telescope on its journey … [+6301 chars]
The development of experimental platforms that advance the field of quantum science and technology (QIST) comes with a unique set of advantages and challenges common to any emergent technology. Resea… [+4669 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]
There is no longer any doubt that the universe is teeming with planets — NASA recently announced that the total number of known exoplanets has crossed 5,000, and we’ve only just begun our search of t… [+2828 chars]
Innovation often leads to new products, but new methods can be just as groundbreaking. It was the chance to help develop those methods that drew chemical engineering doctoral student Soumil Joshi fr… [+6569 chars]
Scientists now know that things go bump on Mars on a fairly regular basis, adding to mounting evidence that the Red Planet is far from dead. New research has revealed previously undetected quakes b… [+6976 chars]
Machines can beat the world's best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity is partly because artificial grippers lack the fine tactile se… [+2736 chars]