Life on our planet is possible because of the Sun, but the relative proximity of our nearest star comes with risks, too. Intense outpourings of radiation and matter from the Sun, for instance, can cr… [+6024 chars]
NASA's next-generation space observatory successfully watched a moving asteroid as the telescope inches towards the end of its six-month commissioning period. The successful tracking of a nearby obj… [+4282 chars]
Scientists from two national laboratories used Argonne's Advanced Photon Source to answer a decades-old question. For computer semiconductors and modern communications devices, finding more efficien… [+5111 chars]
ByUniversity of St. AndrewsMay 24, 2022Radio image of the neutral hydrogen gas in the galaxy AGC 114905. Its inclination is estimated from the black ellipse, which fits the data better. Assuming the … [+5312 chars]
While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes serve as immediate reminders that Earth's insides are anything but tranquil, there are also other, more elusive, dynamic processes happening deep down below t… [+5571 chars]
A robot that looks like a piece of rotini pasta can propel itself through a maze without humans helping it. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Pennsylvania devel… [+2531 chars]
Silicon nanoparticles stabilized along the quantized vortex cores. Courtesy: Y Minowa Semiconducting nanoparticles can become trapped along structures called quantized vortices in superfluid helium-… [+3181 chars]
To enhance the performances of graphene employed as a transparent conductor, a uniquely accessible route is to reduce the sheet resistance by operating a chemical doping. Therefore, it is essential t… [+20237 chars]
Versatile catalysts with new features and functions could revolutionize scientists' synthetic strategies, paving the way for high-value chemicals and a greener chemical industry. In search of such ca… [+3578 chars]
Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest cosmic mysteries of our time. They're extremely powerful but extremely brief explosions of electromagnetic radiation in radio wavelengths, discharging in mill… [+5210 chars]
New soft robots can navigate complex environments like mazes without input from humans or computer software, new research shows. “These soft robots demonstrate a concept called ‘physical intelligenc… [+3200 chars]
FP TrendingMay 24, 2022 13:06:28 IST The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has never failed to amaze its followers with pictures of distant galaxies and black holes. The latest to… [+2080 chars]
