The basic physical process of irradiating a material with photons of a known energy and measuring the ejected photoelectrons has remained unchanged over six decades since it was first commercialized.… [+4463 chars]
After a mass algal die-off in the Pacific, researchers used satellites, undergrads, artificial intelligence and children in tide pools to figure out what was lostand how it might come back. Image by … [+13008 chars]
Part 1 of this essay described the science, technology and history behind the fantastic images delivered by the James Webb Space Telescope. This second and concluding installment considers the theori… [+12211 chars]
By constructing a multilayer nanoparticle film, researchers led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) formed a natural gap of l… [+2528 chars]
To understand the new result, start by picturing a quantum system such as a set of atoms. Each atom has a property, called spin, that is somewhat similar to the alignment of a magnet, in that it poin… [+5140 chars]
A small space rock has proven to have a big effect on NASA's newly operational deep-space telescope. A micrometeoroid struck the James Webb Space Telescope between May 22 and 24, impacting one of th… [+4925 chars]
alien: A non-native organism. (in astronomy) Life on or from a distant world. atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, another planet or a moon. boil: To heat a liquid to the temperatur… [+4046 chars]
A desert and a world that seems like our own form the backdrop of The Book of Sand, the sci-fi debut of bestselling author Mo Hayder (Birdman, The Treatment). Sadly, Hayder passed away last year, but… [+23461 chars]
NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station (ISS) with US company SpaceX from September, it has been announced. … [+4016 chars]
After exploring Mars for more than a year, Chinas Tianwen-1 space probe has successfully taken images covering the entire Red Planet, Chinas National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on June 2… [+4500 chars]
Recently, a team led by Prof. Yang Liangbao from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences used the nano-capillary pumping action to automatically capture the target molecules… [+1839 chars]
A research team from the University of Málaga has validated the use of a system for more accurate detection of compounds in rocks by fusing different types of data obtained with the same laser techno… [+4933 chars]
