Images of the Milky Way, Rosette Nebula and zodiacal light emerged victorious in the Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition. It seems that Connemara is the place to be if you want to take … [+3908 chars]
Researchers from the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI) have observed the formation of dark matter - an invisible form of matter that makes up most of the … [+2109 chars]
DFT calculations and B-site supplement To reoccupy the B-site vacancies of reduced SFNM scaffold during exsolution, the appropriate filling agent should be selected to initiate the TIE process. For … [+31382 chars]
Tiny, monkeylike creatures called tarsiers sing duets together in the style of opera singers — but those who fail to hit the high notes may also flop at attracting mates, scientists recently suggeste… [+4865 chars]
A miniaturised robot is on schedule to blast off into space to showcase its skills. The compact, two-pound miniature robotic assisted surgery (RAS) device will carry out mock operations aboard the I… [+3724 chars]
Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine the main component of Formica chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the … [+8113 chars]
Does a sieve with more pores permit more liquid to flow through? According to material scientists, with regard to their recent discovery, this apparently simple question might have a surprising answe… [+4806 chars]
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists have been awarded the NIH Brain Initiative $4 million grant for the development of a next-generation miniscope that will enable them to obs… [+2848 chars]
Cold atmospheric plasma can affect cell adhesion with a significant role in stem cell adhesion. In a new study now published in Scientific Reports, Kobra Hajizadeh and a team of researchers in the de… [+5031 chars]
The 'gigantic jet' rose 50 miles into space from a thunderstorm (Chris Holmes) A huge lightning bolt which rose 50 miles into space above a thunderstorm has offered new insights into mysterious giga… [+3900 chars]
A new instrument, recently attached to the International Space Station, has taken its first look at Earth, revealing the chemical composition of mineral dust from Australian deserts. The instrument,… [+2887 chars]
When a light ray is allowed to pass through a birefringent material, it splits into two rays that are plane polarized in mutually orthogonal planes or circular-polarized in opposite directions. Contr… [+6389 chars]
