University of Central Florida researchers are developing new photonic materials that could one day help enable low power, ultra-fast, light-based computing.The unique materials, known as topological … [+3404 chars]
The world's largest fusion experiment, ITER, may be able to unleash more power than previously thought. That's because a team of scientists from the Swiss Plasma Center, one of the world's leading n… [+4273 chars]
image: Researchers led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. In a new study, the physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar w… [+2844 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech Image caption, The sophisticated French-UK seismometer package is just weeks away from being shut off The seismo… [+4942 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech Image caption, The sophisticated French-UK seismometer package is just weeks away from being shut off The seismo… [+4942 chars]
A seasonal imbalance of the ratio of solar energy absorbed by Mars and heat released by the planet into space may be fuelling dust storms in the red planet, according to a new study. The ratio, kno… [+3813 chars]
Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb's surface in hot lava. Over the eons, that lava created the … [+4835 chars]
Many animal species die after they reproduce. But in octopus mothers, this decline is particularly alarming: In most species, as an octopus mother's eggs get close to hatching, she stops eating. She … [+5818 chars]
Nevan Krogan, PhD, speaks with research associate Antoine Forget, PhD, and specialist Rasika Vartak in his lab. Image by Noah Berger Breast cancer, COVID-19, and autism may seem unrelated, but they … [+5773 chars]
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection that showcases the best night sky captures from all around the world. B… [+9192 chars]
The ability of piezoelectric materials to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa makes them useful for various applications from robotics to communication to sensors. A new d… [+6145 chars]
The tooth of a young girl found in a cave in Laos has been revealed to belong to a group of prehistoric human relatives known as Denisovans, and the discovery is helping researchers better understand… [+4033 chars]
