Researchers at Johannes Kepler University in Linz have been investigating the physical properties of Cu(110), a surface attained when cutting a single copper crystal in a specific direction, for seve… [+4377 chars]
The Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo has taken its second look at its target planet today during a superclose flyby designed to slow the spacecraft down and adjust its trajectory. BepiColombo is a … [+4560 chars]
The Sun is the source of all energy in our solar system, but what happens when this star dies havoc. Astronomers have observed a similar development in deep space as a dead star leads to cosmic canni… [+2982 chars]
A pair of researchers at Fudan University in China has used machine learning to narrow the list of possible improved tunneling interface configurations for use in transistors. They have published the… [+2448 chars]
Humans are not the only creatures that show a refined grasp of social norms. If a group of adult male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) find themselves sitting around a turning table set with food, the… [+17301 chars]
New Delhi: China’s Mars sample return mission aims to collect samples from the Red Planet and deliver them to Earth in 2031, or two years ahead of a NASA and ESA joint mission, said a media report. … [+1664 chars]
Scientists headed by CEE Professor Oscar Lopez-Pamies have derived the governing equations that explain and describe the macroscopic mechanical behavior of elastomers packed with liquid inclusions di… [+3166 chars]
In late 2021, operators of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm constellation noticed something worrying: The satellites, which measure the magnetic field around Earth, started sinking toward the … [+9275 chars]
The four different types of ants in a colony - worker, male, gyne and queen Photo:Courtesy of BGI Group Why can't ants, creatures that have existed for more than 140 million years, live alone? Chin… [+2271 chars]
Summertime beachgoers are all too familiar with the painful reality of a jellyfish sting. But how do the stinging cells of jellyfish and their coral and sea anemone cousins actually work? New researc… [+5526 chars]
Get your brain working: How many answers can you get? (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Jackie Niam) To mark Physics Worlds first AI in Medical Physics Week, weve put together a short quiz to see how much you… [+2159 chars]
Inspired by your liver and activated by light, a chemical process developed in labs at Rice University and in China shows promise for drug design and the development of unique materials. Researchers… [+4410 chars]
