Manipulating solid particles of a few micrometers in size using an electric field has been of great interest to physicists. These controllable particles can be assembled into dynamic chains that can … [+4870 chars]
The researchers have learned about species-specific differences in neuron architecture. There are differences in the neuronal architecture of primates and non-primates. A multinational research tea… [+3661 chars]
Researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobicthat is, very water-repellantwithout chemicals often used in such processes. Their technique involves sandpaper, a selecti… [+5258 chars]
Stellar cluster: some Twitter users were fooled into thinking a slice of chorizo was a telescope image of a nearby star: (Courtesy: Amasuela-Luis Lafuente Agudín/CC BY-SA 4.0) Weve all been amazed b… [+3009 chars]
One method to study our Galactic origins is to study the earliest building blocks of the Milky Way by searching for and analyzing galaxies forming in the early Universe. NASA’s JWST is the ideal mach… [+3310 chars]
One of the latest Curiosity Mars mission papers happens to have a lead author in space right now. NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins managed to squeeze out a publication on the Curiosity rover mission, … [+4540 chars]
Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope continues to treat scientists and researchers with stunning views of the cosmos. The US space agency has recently treated skygazers with a breathtaking views of the star… [+1881 chars]
Piezoelectric materials can convert mechanical energy to electrical energy, and vice versa. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the search for two-dimensional (2D) layered piezoelectr… [+3294 chars]
Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have reported a solar energetic particle (SEP) event observed by the Mars Energ… [+4637 chars]
It had been more than 140 years since a Rio Grande sirena slippery, two-legged, foot-long salamander protected by the state of Texashad been found near Eagle Pass, a town on the United States-Mexico … [+10222 chars]
Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks. … [+5518 chars]
In research that could broadly benefit science, medicine and engineering, a new kind of ultrasensitive optical sensing instrument has been developed by a doctoral student at The University of Alabama… [+4810 chars]