In a university swimming pool, scientists and their underwater cameras watch carefully as a coiled shell is released from a pair of metal tongs. The shell begins to move under its own power, giving t… [+7595 chars]
WE do not get to see much sun here in the UK as our weather is clouded by grey skies and rain most of the time. But it does not mean that the sun doesn't rise, and when we do experience some sunligh… [+2186 chars]
MicroRNAs are useful in early cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Hence, developing miniaturized biosensors with high sensitivity for microRNAs is highly desirable. In an article published recently in th… [+6268 chars]
Since 1910, the quadrennial International Congress of Entomologylast hosted in 2016 in Orlando, Florida (shown here)has provided a forum for advancing the frontiers of entomological research and a st… [+17296 chars]
The making of the first continuous time crystal marks a step up in the creation of these strange and important quantum substances, only six years after the first time crystal of any sort was created.… [+3316 chars]
Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is an advanced nanofabrication technique capable of creating patterns and structures smaller than 10 nm with low cost, high throughput, and high precision. Image Credi… [+7780 chars]
Can quantum mechanics provide a complete description of physical reality? Reality and truth are two words that are usually misunderstood in their definition, but if we look at them more closely, thi… [+10120 chars]
An international team of astrophysicists has identified the location where powerful and highly energetic X-rays are being shot out into space from inside a region in space shaped like a giant aquatic… [+4292 chars]
NanoAvionics Last month, a satellite belonging to Lithuanian space company NanoAvionics took a selfie of itself in 4K resolution from a GoPro Hero 7 the company modified to be used in space. The cam… [+3619 chars]
Thirsty? Alcoholic Scientists say they've found alcohol molecules in space though, unfortunately, it's not the type that gets you drunk. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in… [+2203 chars]
Physicists observed a strange new type of behavior in a magnetic material when it's heated up. The magnetic spins "freeze" into a static pattern when the temperature rises, a phenomenon that normally… [+3313 chars]
Nasa has recently announced USD 600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming robots (known as independent micro-swimmers) to explore oceans b… [+4466 chars]
