Physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City have succeeded in creating a remarkable, never-before-seen phase of matter. Although there is sti… [+4541 chars]
Growing up with the largest radio telescope in the world in their backyard set Edgard Rivera-Valentín on a path of planetary exploration at an early age. Rivera-Valentín first visited Arecibo Observ… [+4218 chars]
Become a Spotlight guest author! Join our large and growing group of guest contributors. Have you just published a scientific paper or have other exciting developments to share with the nanotechnolog… [+51 chars]
Fernando Temprano-Coleto has always loved machines. As a child, he was fascinated by cars and engines, and he envisioned himself becoming an engineer for a private company. He began a bachelors degre… [+2367 chars]
<li>Puts, G. J., Crouse, P. & Ameduri, B. M. Polytetrafluoroethylene: synthesis and characterization of the original extreme polymer. Chem. Rev.119, 17631805 (2019). CAS PubMed Article G… [+12413 chars]
Insects are a genetically diverse group that interact with humans in various wayssome help feed and clothe us while others can cause diseases or threaten the food supply. It is important that we know… [+4060 chars]
The surface of LARES-2 is covered in hundreds of reflectors that will reflect laser pulses sent out by a global network of laser-ranging stations.Credit: CNES/ESA/Arianespace/Optique Vidéo CSG/P. Bau… [+6172 chars]
In recent years, LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface is found to be an ideal host for two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Such heterostructures have attracted extensive interests in recent years due to their va… [+2942 chars]
NASA will have to continue relying on international cooperation to keep the International Space Station (ISS) ticking over to 2030 and beyond, despite plans to replace the laboratory with private com… [+3497 chars]
Marine scientists have discovered that whale sharks eat plants, making the iconic fish the world's largest omnivore. Whale sharks are filter feeders and have long been observed eating krill at Weste… [+3482 chars]
While people were isolating in their homes at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Allen Foster was in the only place on Earth that didnt have COVID: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctic… [+3513 chars]
The development of high-speed strobe-flash photography in the 1960s by the late MIT professor Harold "Doc" Edgerton allowed us to visualize events too fast for the eyea bullet piercing an apple, or a… [+4550 chars]
