Since the first successful fabrication of a two-dimensional structure of carbon atoms about 20 years ago, graphene has fascinated scientists. A few years ago, researchers discovered that two layers o… [+3182 chars]
Building ‘nanofactories’ to help make medicines and more Newswise — EAST LANSING, Mich. – Thanks to a lesser-known feature of microbiology, Michigan State University researchers have helped open a d… [+5434 chars]
When: Sunday, May 15 - Monday, May 16, totality at 11:29 p.m. EDT (8:29 p.m. PDT)Where: Night sky (see overview for notes on visibility)Target Audience: General audienceOverview: Watch one of the… [+2399 chars]
The FINANCIAL — After three years of shutdown, the most powerful particle accelerator has been switched on today and will shortly begin another run of cutting-edge physics. The Large Hadron Collider … [+8757 chars]
At first glance, it looks just like our own northern lights on Earth. But this aurora is over 55 million kilometers (40 million miles) away on Mars. And the researchers who spotted it say it is somet… [+6919 chars]
In the search for novel types of superconductors -- phases of matter that that conduct electric current without loss -- scientists are investigating materials that consist of multiple layers. A team … [+2808 chars]
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The celestial parade of four planets on a roughly straight line was observed before dawn on Wednesday (April 27), the Philippine Atmospheric Geop… [+648 chars]
Crew Dragon Endeavour docked to the International Space Station during Axiom-1. Credit: NASA Edinburgh, 27 April 2022. – Axiom-1, the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space S… [+1247 chars]
Jupiter is known for being a giant planet made of gas, but many people on Twitter have learned just how fast it rotates and they can't quite believe it. Dr. James O'Donoghue (@physicsJ) a planetary… [+3811 chars]
Drought caused this Iowa corn crop to fail in 2012. Credit: USDA To assess how climate warming will change risks such as crop failures and wildfires, it’s necessary to look at how the risks are like… [+5086 chars]
By exchanging a classical material for one with unique quantum properties, scientists have made a superconducting circuit that's capable of feats long thought to be impossible. The discovery, made b… [+3948 chars]
There’s little debate that the most exciting move in a rocket’s repertoire is when it launches itself skywards on a column of flame. But failing that, it’s still pretty interesting to see how these m… [+2468 chars]
