Due to their ability to exhibit antibacterial activity without the need for antimicrobial chemicals, nanopillar-textured surfaces have received considerable attention. Despite extensive research on a… [+6575 chars]
Astra aims to notch its second consecutive satellite-deploying success this weekend. The California-based startup is targeting no earlier than Sunday (June 12) for the launch of two tiny cubesats … [+2395 chars]
Saturns rings cast shadows on the planets cloud tops, providing a perfect backdrop for the ... [+] brilliant sphere of Saturns moon Enceladus. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini sp… [+6357 chars]
Trinity scientists create luminescent gels with multitude of applications from counterfeiting to bio-sensing Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have taken inspiration from nature to create lumin… [+5447 chars]
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is set to launch in the mid-2020s, is made to focus on the secrets of dark matter and energy while searching for exoplanets, supernovae, black holes, a… [+2608 chars]
The 24th Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, also encompassing space information sciences, took place this week in Nice. Thales Alenia Space was one of the ev… [+6170 chars]
Researchers want a better view of rapidly intensifying storms Hurricane Ida is seen in an image taken aboard the International Space Station in August 2021. Image: European Space Agency via NASA … [+2568 chars]
Hard at work: Vincenzo Ardizzonne (left), Dario Ballarini (centre) and Daniele Sanvitto in their lab. (Courtesy: Daniele Sanvitto/CNR-Nanotec Lecce) A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a symmetr… [+3911 chars]
Artist’s impression of a commercial lander on the moon. Credit: NASA Edinburgh, 10 June, 2022. – NASA has selected two science instrument suites during the second selection through the agencys Paylo… [+1168 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]
Some galaxies, like the Milky Way, have maintained regular star formation for billions of years. Others, like large elliptical galaxies, are “red and dead.” Star formation in those galaxies shut off … [+2430 chars]
Even if it is possible for society to decelerate all greenhouse gas emissions and reach “net zero” by mid-century as targeted by nations of the world in the UN Paris Agreement, there is a delay const… [+5005 chars]
