A miniature robot designed to help conduct remote surgeries could be tested on board the International Space Station before the end of 2024. Eventually, the surgical robot could be used to repair "a… [+2461 chars]
COLUMBIA, Md. and HOUSTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study reports evidence of deformation in the oldest solids formed in our solar system resulting from nebular shocks. The results of th… [+5123 chars]
Phytoplasmas are bacteria that can invade the vascular tissues of plants, causing many different crop diseases. While most studies of phytoplasmas begin by examining plants showing disease symptoms, … [+4611 chars]
The P vs NP problem is one of the most difficult problems in theoretical computer science. P versus NP Usually, you can verify a solution to a problem. Whether its using multiplication for divisio… [+2726 chars]
Image: Jupiter via James Webb Space Telescope, from NASA, CC 2.0. On a new episode of ID the Future, radio host Michael Medved sits down with Cambridge-trained philosopher of science Stephen Meyer t… [+914 chars]
Venus is considered Earth’s sister planet because they’re about the same size and have similar compositions. That’s where the similarities end, though. Once scientists got a close-up look at Venus, t… [+3021 chars]
ByRachel Hoover, NASA's Ames Research CenterAugust 2, 2022 Animation of NASAs Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter NAS… [+4994 chars]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A byproduct of landfilling, livestock farming, coal mining and other human activities, methane emissions are one of the key drivers of climate change. Yet for decades scientists have… [+3344 chars]
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Superconductors, materials that can conduct electricity with no resistance at low temperatures, have many interesting and advantageous properties. In recent years, physicists and computer scientists … [+6324 chars]
Scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) have used elastic shell theory to describe how the stiffness of plant cell walls depends on their elasticity and internal turgor press… [+3351 chars]
This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Michael J. I. Brown (opens i… [+5909 chars]
