William & Mary funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation studied spider silk in such detail they were able to determine the structure of the silk fibers. Spider silk is known for its strengt… [+1656 chars]
Lasers are everywhere. Devices that use them transmit information and enable the existence of long-distance communications and the internet; they aid doctors performing surgeries and engineers manufa… [+5268 chars]
At 6:28am EDT on 21 August 1972, NASAs Copernicus satellite, the heaviest and most complex space telescope of its time, lit up the sky as it ascended into orbit from Launch Complex 36B at what is now… [+8937 chars]
For the James Webb Space Telescope, the milestones have been one after another. A little more than a month since this trailblazing instrument left humanity in awe following the release of its first i… [+6717 chars]
Life as we know it requires an atmosphere. It is the air we breathe, our shield from harmful ultraviolet rays, and our defense against extreme temperature swings, like those on Mars. But Earths atmos… [+8312 chars]
Despite loads of circumstantial evidence for the existence of dark matter — the mysterious form of matter that dominates galaxies and clusters — astronomers have yet to make direct observations of i… [+5947 chars]
The study shed new light on the process of memory recall. Recalling memories requires the cooperation of several brain regions. When you have a memorable evening at a restaurant, more than just the… [+2889 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]
A new Bayesian analysis of remote work data supports one of the oldest theories in social networks, with fresh implications for the future of work environments. Weak ties describe the infrequent con… [+8703 chars]
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Chirality describes a molecule that can't be superimposed on its own mirror image. Two geometrically different chiral molecules of the same formula, distinguished by the R- and S- configuration, exhi… [+4578 chars]
The age of dinosaurs lasted 165 million years, but that changed one fateful spring day 66 million years ago. Scientists have long known that a large object smacked into the region we now know as the … [+2330 chars]
