A new, multi-node FLEET review investigates the search for Majorana fermions in iron-based superconductors.The elusive Majorana fermion, or 'angel particle' proposed by Ettore Majorana in 1937, simul… [+4192 chars]
A group of scientists working on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has made a nanoruler to provide insight into the longitudinal plasmonic fields in nanocavities, according to research publi… [+2636 chars]
image: Figure 1. Bending resistance and surface scratch resistance of silver nanowire films for folding screens.view more Credit: JI Shulin Recently, a research team from Institute of Solid State … [+2383 chars]
The sun is one of the top 10 space objects to see during the day. Image via EarthSky Facebook friend Janet Furlong. What are the top 10 space objects to see during the day? Some are easy, others are… [+12533 chars]
When you think of echolocation, you probably think of bats or dolphins. But echolocation has also been used as a way for blind people to navigate, too. Despite the skill’s usefulness, few blind peopl… [+2716 chars]
On June 8, NASA revealed that its new powerful spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope, is now playing a small dimple on one of its primary mirrors after being dropped by a larger micrometeoroid t… [+2411 chars]
A neutron can be bound either in an atomic nucleus or in a neutron star. The free neutron has a lifetime of just under 15min and decays into a proton, electron and antineutrino. The system made of tw… [+23639 chars]
You might think that Europe is so well studied that no large animals remain undiscovered. Yet today, a new species of giant keelback slug from Montenegro was announced in the open-access Biodiversity… [+2681 chars]
Plutos largest moon Charon captured by Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. (Reuters) When Nasa's tiny New Horizons probe travelled 3 billion miles to Pluto it spotted something mysterious o… [+3572 chars]
An explosion on Jupiter, with a force equivalent to 2 million tons of TNT, triggered the biggest flash recorded from Earth on the gas giant in the last 28 years. The phenomenon was caused by the impa… [+1736 chars]
Here's your moment of space beauty for the day. The Hubble Space Telescope stared at the constellation Sagittarius and spotted a luminous collection of stars. NASA highlighted the view of Terzan 9, a… [+1778 chars]
Wringing wet cloth in space: Astronaut demonstrates water's fascinating property Jun 23, 2022, 10:59 am2 min read A video showing astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, wringing a w… [+1703 chars]
