A close-up image of one of the new crystals taken using an electron microscope. (Image credit: Taskaev et al.) (opens in new tab)Researchers have discovered never-before-seen types of crystal hidden… [+4268 chars]
A lot of heat gets lost during the conversion of energy. Estimates even put it at more than 70%. However, in thermoelectric materials, such as those being studied at the Institute of Solid State Phys… [+4272 chars]
Figure 1: A diffusion tensor image (DTI) showing some of the major connections of the brain. Developing a physics for the brain is a daunting task that has obsessed scientists since large-scale brai… [+8736 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]
Around 2030, the Landsat program will launch its next satellite, called Landsat Next. It will bravely break from the numerical naming convention. It will also be an upgrade. Even when Landsat 9 was … [+2814 chars]
In a bold vision to secure Europe's role in space exploration and so benefit from the many scientific, economic, and societal rewards, ESA is publicly releasing its new exploration roadmap after its … [+3643 chars]
There's a worker shortage in the United States. As the country recovers from the pandemic, companies are trying to bring their employees back into the workplace but are finding that many of those emp… [+8939 chars]
Seen are six views of the Nili Fossae region of Mars captured by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging ... [+] Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, one of the instruments aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Or… [+3156 chars]