How clean are the cooking oils we use in our homes? What about the cooking oils used at restaurants? Recently, a team of researchers at POSTECH often called fluorescent alchemists has developed a str… [+2350 chars]
Black holes are by definition tremendous gravity wells from which light cannot escape, and are hence dark and impossible to spot. However, when a black hole is feeding on material from a stellar comp… [+2502 chars]
One of the most popular applications of microfluidics involves developing a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ device to diagnose diseases from a very small biological sample. There already exist some portable devices … [+2845 chars]
Have you heard that on May 6, 2002 this Friday! an asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid in Giza may hit Earth? You might have if you listen to conspiracy-laden YouTube videos and news sites onl… [+5246 chars]
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What would you do if a massive asteroid was coming our way? We've all likely enacted disaster movie scenarios in our heads. Thankfully though, we won't have to witness one on May 6, despite recent r… [+2959 chars]
Some animals, such as rosemary beetles and starlings, possess brilliant iridescent colors that constantly change in the light. In a new study from the University of Bristol, researchers have found th… [+2359 chars]
Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a "supersonic ballet." Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesd… [+2222 chars]
When the Apollo 15 and 17 missions returned to Earth with pieces of the Moon in 1971 and 1972, some of the samples were deliberately set aside for the future. Flash forward half a century and these … [+4189 chars]
NASA is planning to bring rocks from Mars to Earth. The space agency has asked for the public’s opinion on its plan to retrieve samples that Perseverance has gathered. It’s a monumental moment in our… [+2608 chars]
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a faster, less expensive technique for producing hindered amines -- a class of chemicals used as building blocks in products ranging from… [+3395 chars]
