Settlements on the Moon have a certain poetic appeal, but scientists have long understood the complications required to achieve this goal. Lack of oxygen, cosmic radiation, and temperature extremes a… [+4799 chars]
FTIR data As the first step of our studies, we carried out infrared measurements to characterize molecular vibrations in the native and partially-deuterated MLT and determine the degree of substitut… [+25406 chars]
Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and long-term impact of positive climatic feedback loops processes that accelerate the effects of warming be… [+4159 chars]
Today's VIS image shows the upper elevations of Olympus Mons, including part of the summit caldera. Scarps and extensional features (graben) record multiple stages of caldera collapse at the summit o… [+1114 chars]
Sample preparation Polycrystalline La1.875Ba0.125CuO4 was synthesised by a solid-state reaction. Stoichiometric amounts of pre-dried La2O3 (99.99%, Sigma Aldrich), BaCO3 (99.95%, Alfa Aesar), and Cu… [+21761 chars]
Pumps, in a nutshell, are devices that use cyclic motion to attain the steady transport of some cargo. In a bicycle pump, the repeated up and down strokes of a piston create air flow. In a Archimedea… [+4438 chars]
Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate how atoms can be pumped through a synthetic crystal without having to apply external periodic driving. These experiments combine several key aspects of quantum ma… [+4057 chars]
Published: 8:30pm, 22 Aug, 2022 Updated: 8:30pm, 22 Aug, 2022
There is no question about it: Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was a big shark. But just how big this super predator got has remained a point of contention among scientists. Why? Well, previous size est… [+4325 chars]
An algorithm is presented for the simulation of reactiondiffusion systems on complex geometries, providing insight on how the interplay of cell geometry and biochemistry can control polarity in livin… [+3366 chars]
At the end of The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin told us that endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. Beautiful and wonderful they may be, but there is n… [+7658 chars]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The worlds newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. Scientists released the shots on Monday (Aug 22) of the solar system's big… [+1285 chars]
