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]
I drop rocks down mountainsides for science. Rockslides are a major hazard here in Switzerland. They can damage roads, railways, buildings and tunnels, and the risk only grows as climate change shrin… [+1749 chars]
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]
A depiction of Earth, first without an inner core; second, with an inner core beginning to grow, around 550 million years ago; third, with an outermost and innermost inner core, around 450 million ye… [+5653 chars]
T. rex still reigns as the king of dinosaurs, according to scientists who on Monday argued against a contentious hypothesis advanced this year that the mighty meat-eater Tyrannosaurus should be recog… [+3871 chars]
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped hea… [+5607 chars]
Asteroid activity around the Earth has been picking up lately. Just a week ago, NASA spotted a 290-feet wide asteroid zooming past our planet. And now, an even bigger asteroid is going to make its wa… [+2151 chars]
Researchers have mapped material on the backside of Jupiter's moon Europa, revealing that sulfur detected on its surface likely came from Io, a large and volcanically active Jovian moon. Using the H… [+2835 chars]
Microscope image of genetically engineered kidney organoids were used to solve a medical mystery about tuberous sclerosis complex. Credit: Cell Research Scientists have solved a medical mystery in a… [+3169 chars]
A single chemical is key to controlling when hair follicle cells divide, and when they die. This discovery could not only treat baldness, but ultimately speed wound healing because follicles are a so… [+3281 chars]
image: Erin Ratcliff, associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Arizona, received $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office… [+4793 chars]
This Bite is part of Astrobites ongoing efforts to celebrate all cultures and identities in astronomyspecifically, were highlighting disabled astronomers and those fighting for disability justice in … [+6078 chars]
