Owing to the absence of moving mechanical components, dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) can attain greater spectrum sensitivity and a low acquisition duration (when contrasted to Fourier-transform spectro… [+7159 chars]
In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a pair of outspoken scientists reveal how warp drivesthe shows ubiquitous propulsion system used to get travelers around spacecan be incredibly enviro… [+3462 chars]
In 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope at Ohio State University picked up a strong narrowband signal from space. The signal was a continuous radio wave that was strong in intensity and frequency and ha… [+12308 chars]
The next time you look up at a bright full moon, think about this: No one knows, precisely, where the moon came from. We have no idea why the moon is here, science writer Rebecca Boyle says on Unex… [+9119 chars]
A grand celestial reunion is due in Earths skies throughout June. Sky-watchers will get a rare chance to see all the major planets in our solar system bunched togetherwith the moon joining the festiv… [+4287 chars]
For the first time, the SupraBioNano Lab (SBNLab) at the Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta,” in collaboration with the University of B… [+2953 chars]
IceCube is an example of how big science, and particularly particle physics, now often works on generational time scales. Getting from the idea of IceCube to actually drilling its neutrino sensors in… [+3064 chars]
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True north: schematic representation of a magnetic monopole and its field lines. (Courtesy: Kavli IPMU) A new benchmark has been set in the search for hypothetical magnetic monopoles produced in the… [+2986 chars]
Our solar system contains only one star, the sun. Interestingly, our sun is actually unique in that there are no other stars around it. Most of the stars in the Milky Way exist in systems of two or m… [+3318 chars]
Although graphene offers tremendous advantages for plasmon technologies, it is often difficult to co-excite multiple graphene plasmons on a highly dense single graphene sheet. In an article recently … [+6201 chars]
The ability to analyze binding configurations in isolated nanosystems is of tremendous interest because how molecules attach to a surface is crucial in chemical processes. Dr. Lukas Bruder and Prof. … [+2479 chars]
