In conventional wisdom, producing a curved space requires distortions, such as bending or stretching a flat space. A team of researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new method to create cu… [+6388 chars]
<li>Savile, C. K. et al. Biocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines from ketones applied to sitagliptin manufacture. Science329, 305309 (2010). ADS CAS PubMed Article Google Schol… [+25245 chars]
Solar energy is a popular candidate for a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. A solar cell, or photovoltaic (PV) cell, converts sunlight directly into electricity. However, the conversion effici… [+4884 chars]
In between Earth's rigid tectonic plates above and its convecting mantle below is a hot and soft layer known as the asthenosphere. At mid-ocean ridges, upwelling of the hot asthenosphere to the surfa… [+2982 chars]
Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently said that Moscow and Beijing were very close to signing the agreement on creating the joint Lunar Station. “We are now almost ready to sign an intergovern… [+6657 chars]
A star in deep space from a neutron star graveyard is emitting a strange pulse that is intriguing scientists who didnt expect to detect any radio emissions at all from that area. Roughly 1,300 light… [+2740 chars]
The universe is expanding. No one with any expertise in astronomy or physics disagrees with that fact. Likewise, nobody really disagrees that, at some point many billions of years in the future, the… [+8417 chars]
Updated 7 p.m. Eastern with additional contract details. WASHINGTON NASA awarded contracts to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to provide spacesuits for International Space Station spacewalks and A… [+5473 chars]
ByUniversity of WashingtonJune 1, 2022 There are a lot of asteroids to track in our solar system and many are yet to be discovered. Cloud-Based Astrodynamics Platform To Discover and Track Asteroid… [+5470 chars]
A thorough understanding of galaxy evolution depends in part on an accurate measurement of the abundance of metals in the intergalactic mediumthe space between starsbut dust can impede observations i… [+4749 chars]
We think these gust-liftings are infrequent but could be responsible for a large fraction of the background dust that hovers all the time in the Martian atmosphere, Newman said. Why Is Jezero Differ… [+3086 chars]
Mankind's first look at conditions on a "super-Earth" 50 light years away is expected in coming weeks via the James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA is bracing to see the stuff of nightmares. The plan… [+2668 chars]
