The discovery of superconductivity in two ever-so-slightly twisted layers of graphene made waves a few years ago in the quantum materials community. With just two atom-thin sheets of carbon, research… [+2851 chars]
BOULDER, Colo. The ambitions to return to the moon and beyond over the next several decades means astronauts will be dealing with problematic dust, but NASA hopes new technology will zap away any is… [+2182 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is learning how to touch down safely at the South Pole of the Moon, without ever leaving Earth. Actual Moon landings seem to be on the horizon in the next decade via t… [+4128 chars]
Last year, there were serious concerns the Hubble telescope would never work again following a series of technical issues leading to a halt in operations. Now, the iconic orbital observatory has cap… [+2175 chars]
Weve often seen chameleons, and octopuses shift their body colour to camouflage with the surroundings, helping them ward off predators while also capturing their prey along the way. OIST Also Read… [+1932 chars]
Seawater samples collected from a surfboard helped a team of researchers from the University of Exeter understand microscopic organisms living in the waves, according to a study published in the scie… [+2969 chars]
Newswise — Cell division builds our bodies, supplying all cells in our tissues and organs, from the skin to the intestine, from the blood to the brain. It not only allows these organs to grow, but al… [+4085 chars]
Relationship between surface tension of pure liquids and internal wetting thresholds. Credit: Nano Research A recent study by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences redefines how liquids m… [+4830 chars]
During cell division in a mother cell, the 23 chromosomes that carry the human genome must be first copied and later delivered to two newly forming daughter cells. At least in healthy cells, the resu… [+5899 chars]
by Guillermo Dominguez Huerta, Ahmed Zayed, James Wainaina and Matthew Sullivan, The ConversationAn analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA vi… [+4659 chars]
The Blue Origin NS-19 crew stand next to the New Shepard rocket after their successful launch on December 11, 2021 - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA To its many detractors, space tourism amounts to… [+4677 chars]
Physicists at the Australian National University have developed the most sensitive method ever for measuring the potential energy of an atom (within a hundredth of a decillionth of a joule -- or 10-3… [+3783 chars]
