Researchers have demonstrated a silicon-based optical communication link that combines two multiplexing technologies to create 40 optical data channels that can simultaneously move data. The new chip… [+4977 chars]
Nuclear fusion is a widely studied process through which atomic nuclei of a low atomic number fuse together to form a heavier nucleus, while releasing a large amount of energy. Nuclear fusion reactio… [+4439 chars]
This is an illustration of a close-up look at a black hole drifting through our Milky Way galaxy. ... [+] The black hole distorts the space around it, which warps images of background stars lined up … [+4136 chars]
At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea level rise over the next several centuries.An… [+5062 chars]
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a powerful anti-cancer medication, and efforts have been made to design nanostructures for delivering it to cancerous cells. The nanostructures increase the cytotoxic effects of … [+6460 chars]
Most “silent” genetic mutations are strongly harmful, not neutral, according to new research with yeast in the laboratory. In the early 1960s, Marshall Nirenberg and several other scientists deciphe… [+4271 chars]
NASA’s Persevere rover has picked up a rocky passenger on the surface of Mars. The rover has collected a “pet rock” hidden inside its left front wheel which has been riding along with the Persevera… [+2732 chars]
WASHINGTON NASA will commission a small independent study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), a move the agency says is part of its desire to support risky research that has the potential for hig… [+4120 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a unique comet-chasing mission in 2029. The mission, called Comet Interceptor, was approved on Wednesday (June 8) at ESA's Science Programme Committe… [+3744 chars]
Extensively used grassland is host to a high degree of biodiversity, and performs an important climate protection function as a carbon sink and also serves for fodder and food production. However, th… [+6411 chars]
Comet Interceptor, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission was approved on June 8 and will hit the galaxy in 2029. The mission is a collaboration between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agenc… [+2614 chars]
This is an illustration of a close-up look at a black hole drifting through our Milky Way galaxy. ... [+] The black hole distorts the space around it, which warps images of background stars lined up … [+4136 chars]
