New discoveries on the wreck of Antikythera
The wreck of Antikythera was recently brought into the spotlight by the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Far from the cinematic imagination, an international team of archaeologists, divers, engineers and physical and natural scientists i.....»»
Understanding how we sense touch, temperature earns a Nobel
Discoveries triggered a wave of findings about how we sense our environments. Enlarge / The protein that allows us to sense touch is big and complicated. (credit: PDB) Today's Nobel Prize is in "Physiology or Medicine," which.....»»
2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Sensing Temperature and Touch
David Julius’s and Ardem Patapoutian’s research revealed the molecular basis of these basic senses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
US duo win Nobel Medicine Prize for heat and touch work
US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch, the jury said......»»
A New "Standalone" Valve VR Headset Teased by Deep SteamVR File Drive
What's in the future for VR headsets made by Valve, which launched the pricey, bulky, and impressive Valve Index in August 2019? The best information in the wild right now seems to be coming from Valve itself: data-mining discoveries and patent appli.....»»
A super material applicable to batteries and other energy conversion devices
An unplanned discovery could lead to future pivotal discoveries in batteries, fuel cells, devices for converting heat to electricity and more......»»
Bringing discoveries to light: X-ray science at Argonne
For more than 25 years, the Advanced Photon Source's intense X-rays have enabled important breakthroughs. With a massive upgrade in the works, scientists will be able to see things at scale never seen before......»»
Ground system for NASA"s Roman Space Telescope moves into development
When it launches in the mid-2020s, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will revolutionize astronomy by building on the science discoveries and technological leaps of the Hubble, Spitzer, and Webb space telescopes. The mission's wide field of vi.....»»
Berkeley Lab"s CAMERA leads international effort on autonomous scientific discoveries
Experimental facilities around the globe are facing a challenge: their instruments are becoming increasingly powerful, leading to a steady increase in the volume and complexity of the scientific data they collect. At the same time, these tools demand.....»»
Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries
Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of a classical computer with the strength of a quantum system......»»
Everyone Cites That "Bugs Are 100x More Expensive To Fix in Production" Research, But the Study Might Not Even Exist
"Software research is a train wreck," says Hillel Wayne, a Chicago-based software consultant who specialises in formal methods, instancing the received wisdom that bugs are way more expensive to fix once software is deployed. Wayne did some research,.....»»
Characterized drugs show unexpected effects
When Alexander Flemming discovered a mold on a culture plate overgrown with bacteria in 1928, he did not expect to find one of the most widely used active substances: penicillin. Accidental discoveries and the identification of active ingredients fro.....»»
New discoveries and insights into the glass transition
A collaborative group from Tohoku University and Johns Hopkins University have provided valuable insights into the glass transition......»»
Why do scientific discoveries take long to reach the general public?
The results of scientific research can often bring considerable societal and economic benefits. But the path from the lab bench to a real-world application can take years, even for projects that are designed from the outset with a concrete use in min.....»»
Kepler Telescope Glimpses Population of Free-Floating Planets
Tantalizing evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population of "free-floating" planets, planets that may be alone in deep space, unbound to any host star. The results include four new discoveries that are consistent with planets of similar ma.....»»
Kepler telescope glimpses population of free-floating planets
Tantalizing evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population of "free-floating" planets, planets that may be alone in deep space, unbound to any host star. The results include four new discoveries that are consistent with planets of similar ma.....»»
Antarctic Expedition To Renew Search for Shackleton"s Ship Endurance
Endurance22 will launch early next year with aim of locating and surveying wreck in the Weddell Sea. From a report: The location of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance has been one of the great maritime mysteries since the ship became trapped in ice an.....»»
"Edge of chaos" opens pathway to artificial intelligence discoveries
Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan's National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) have discovered that an artificial network of nanowires can be tuned to respond in a brain-like way when electrically stimulated......»»
Multiple dinosaur species not only lived in the Arctic, they also nested there
In the 1950s, researchers made the first unexpected discoveries of dinosaur remains at frigid polar latitudes. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on June 24 have uncovered the first convincing evidence that several species of d.....»»
Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries
Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of a classical computer with the strength of a quantum system......»»
Researchers continue to refine graphene production using HPC
Graphene may be among the most exciting scientific discoveries of the last century. While it is strikingly familiar to us—graphene is considered an allotrope of carbon, meaning that it essentially the same substance as graphite but in a different a.....»»