Michael Egnor has noted that the famous philosopher René Descartes (15961650) thought that animals were biological machines that did not have minds at all. Many arguments can be mustered against that… [+5344 chars]
<li>Blum, J. Dust growth in protoplanetary disksA comprehensive experimental/theoretical approach. Res. Astron. Astrophys.10, 1199 (2010). ADS CAS Article Google Scholar </li><li>Birnstiel… [+12059 chars]
Three new studies have been published on the world record fusion energy achievement in the journals Physical Review Letters and Physical Review E. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laborato… [+1740 chars]
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission. In a quest to… [+2547 chars]
High resolution images of microscopic samples can be obtained experimentally using Scanning Electron Transmission Microscopy (STEM). It is an effective method for examining the intricate structure of… [+7168 chars]
Stunning new images created by Keele researchers highlight the turbulent flow of energy inside distant stars. They were created using the 3D simulation software "PROMPI", which scientists have been … [+2771 chars]
Electrons flowing in vortices Top: Schematic experimental layout showing samples of Au (a) and WTe2 (b) together with the device used to measure current flow. Bottom: Normalized current densities mea… [+4339 chars]
image: Upon irradiation by infrared light, adamantane-based molecular clusters with the general composition [(RT)4E5] (with R = organic group; T = C, Si, Ge, Sn; E = O, S, Se, Te, NH, CH2, ON) emit h… [+7518 chars]
For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure. The d… [+4627 chars]
CNEOS 2014-01-08, A meteorite hitting Earth in 2014.Illustration of a meteor heading towards Earth’s atmosphere. (Pixabay/A Owen)Nation World News – Astronomers offer a plan to trap falling meteorite… [+2533 chars]
The Earth is the only planet in the solar system where liquid water exists on the surface. Our planet is fortunate enough to orbit in the suns habitable zone, which allows for the existence of condit… [+2853 chars]
By firing a Fibonacci laser pulse at atoms inside a quantum computer, physicists have created a completely new, strange phase of matter that behaves as if it had two dimensions of time. The new pha… [+7753 chars]
