The Egyptian Space Agency CEO, Dr Mohamed Al-Qousi, and other agency executives received a diplomatic delegation of ambassadors of Mexico, Mr Jose Octavio; Panama, Mr Alejandro Ivan; and Guatemala, M… [+2448 chars]
Coral reefs are home to a spectacular variety of fish. A new study by biologists at the University of California, Davis shows that much of this diversity is driven by a relatively recent innovation a… [+3279 chars]
<li>Kim, J. et al. 10.5% efficient polymer and amorphous silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic cell. Nat. Commun.6(1), 6391. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7391 (2015). ADS CAS Article PubMed … [+10827 chars]
A member of the Hefei team in the lab. Courtesy: Zhe Qu A newly fabricated two-dimensional material with the chemical formula Mn2Ga2S5 could find use in spintronics applications thanks to a phenomen… [+2811 chars]
New video footage captured by Berkeley Lab scientists reveals for the first time that nanoparticle growth is directed not by difference in size, but by defects. (Credit: Haimei Zheng/Berkeley Lab. Co… [+2967 chars]
A team of researchers affiliated with several universities in the U.S., working with the Goddard Space Flight Center, has used a deep-learning algorithm to create maps of ship tracks across the plane… [+2721 chars]
The first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mesmerised everyone with their beauty and from scientists to celebrities, no one could stop praising the achievement. With the help of its deep… [+1779 chars]
Researchers have been able to use an analysis of ancient rock crystals and the magnetism records locked inside them to trace back the history of Earth's inner core across hundreds of millions of year… [+3443 chars]
Untethered microrobots have great potential as they could play an important role in areas such as precision medicine, imaging, antibiotic alternatives, and environmental monitoring and clean up, amon… [+3386 chars]
The launch of South Korea's first moon mission is just a week away. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO for short, is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket next Tuesday (Aug. 2… [+6161 chars]
A major event in the evolution of land plants was the invention of their vascular systems, which help them conduct water, nutrients, and food throughout their bodies. These systems consist of two tis… [+2999 chars]
Jul 26 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Friction is an unavoidable opponent for devices with mechanical parts. It is a primary cause of service failure and may shorten the lifetime of any equipment, from … [+2599 chars]