New Zealand and U.S.-based aerospace company Rocket Lab announced that during its next Electron launch, a commercial rideshare mission currently scheduled for later this month, the company will attem… [+2359 chars]
image: (a) The solution-solid-solid growth mechanism. (b) Two-step catalyzed growth for independent radial and axial size control of ZnSe QWs.view more Credit: ©Science China Press One-dimensional… [+2596 chars]
Last year, a genetic analysis of bone fragments representing our earliest known presence in Europe raised a few questions over the steps modern humans took to conquer every corner of the modern world… [+4724 chars]
Spiculogenesis or the growth of glass-like structures and biomineralization in early sponge species have led to the realization of highly regular glass architectures in nature. In a new report now pu… [+8702 chars]
A team of astronomers have compiled 12.5 years of data from the Fermi Gammy-ray Space Telescope to form a gamma-ray pulsar timing array, a system of cosmic lighthouses that could help reveal ripples … [+4631 chars]
Scientists in the UK have developed a 3D-printed fingertip that can touch and feel surfaces almost like humans do. Researchers at the University of Bristol say the technology could make robots consi… [+3638 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]
Copernicus Sentinel-1C radar antenna deployed. Credit: Airbus Edinburgh, 8 April 2022. – Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European C… [+1119 chars]
A recent study by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences redefines how liquids maintain their contact with solid surfacesalso known as wettabilityfrom an intermolecular force perspective. … [+4685 chars]
The search for extraterrestrial life and exploration of "another Earth" is an eternal theme for humans and inspires generations of planetary scientists. It not only improves our understanding of the … [+5044 chars]
Shooting the night sky, whether by itself or as part of a landscape, can be a magical thing. The problem is that with such low levels of ambient light, any manmade sources can quickly overwhelm the s… [+1245 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]
