A study on the asteroid defense system titled "Apophis Planetary Defense Campaign" has been published in The Planetary Science Journal. The results of an exercise conducted last year by the Internat… [+2535 chars]
Molecular machines that kill infectious bacteria have been engineered to function with a more clinically useful light power source. The latest iteration of these synthetic nanoscale drills, or molecu… [+8159 chars]
Do you remember the first time you saw a creature and thought, I may never see this kind of creature again? I remember seeing Scottish wildcats at a wildlife center when I was a kid and being told … [+6647 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as Ross 508. The newly found alien world, which received designation Ros… [+3414 chars]
Flies, mosquitoes, dust and even microplasticsspider webs capture whatever travels through the air. Researchers at the university have now for the first time tested if they can get an overview of pla… [+3852 chars]
How many atoms can an aromatic ring have if it contains only two electrons? The answer has recently been changed: five! For the first time, a team from chemistry has succeeded in synthesizing and des… [+2989 chars]
How many atoms can an aromatic ring have if it contains only two electrons? The answer has recently been changed: five! For the first time, a team from chemistry has succeeded in synthesizing and des… [+2989 chars]
Spacecraft are not so different to humanswhile the sun can be a great source of vital energy, both people and machines must also be protected from its harmful effects. In this image, taken on 23 May… [+1614 chars]
<li>Bond, T. C. et al. Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.118, 53805552 (2013). CAS Article Google Scholar </li><li>Seinf… [+10960 chars]
Researchers have analyzed the properties of an organic polymer with potential applications in flexible electronics and uncovered variations in hardness at the nanoscale, the first time such a fine st… [+3970 chars]
In collaboration with the Technion, the Israeli Institute for technology, physicists from the University of Rostock have offered the first experimental evidence of a new physical effect that prevents… [+2445 chars]
Researchers from the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have found that granular matter (such as sand) and some b… [+2791 chars]
