The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers
Radical redesign is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space......»»
Scientists take first snapshots of ultrafast switching in a quantum electronic device
Electronic circuits that compute and store information contain millions of tiny switches that control the flow of electric current. A deeper understanding of how these tiny switches work could help researchers push the frontiers of modern computing......»»
Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes expand frontiers of habitability on early Earth
A team of international researchers, led by the University of Bologna, has discovered the fossilized remains of methane-cycling microbes that lived in a hydrothermal system beneath the seafloor 3.42 billion years ago......»»
2,000-year-old mystery of a havoc-wreaking worm
Humans have known for over 2,000 years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible for damage to wooden boats, docks, dikes and piers. Yet new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Frontiers in Microbiology revea.....»»
What"s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains
"Suborbital" is a term you'll be hearing a lot as Sir Richard Branson flies aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity winged spaceship and Jeff Bezos flies aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle to touch the boundary of space and experience a few minutes.....»»
AI Designs Quantum Physics Experiments Beyond What Any Human Has Conceived
Originally built to speed up calculations, a machine-learning system is now making shocking progress at the frontiers of experimental quantum physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Hotter, more frequent droughts threaten California"s iconic blue oak woodlands
2016 drought in California triggered widespread tree cover loss and die-offs of a variety of species in the region. A new study in the open access journal Frontiers in Climate is the first to show that California's iconic blue oak (Quercus douglasii).....»»
New molecule found in chestnut leaves disarms dangerous staph bacteria
Scientists have isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria. Frontiers in Pharmacology has published the finding, led by scientists at Emory Unive.....»»
New Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora trailer details upgrades to Snowdrop engine
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, will use some new tech from Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine, as well as ray tracing, to bring the world of Pandora to life......»»
The 27.5-million-year cycle of geological activity
Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a 'pulse,' according to a new study published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers......»»
Glyphosate pesticides persist for years in wild plants and cause flower infertility
An herbicide widely used in agriculture, forestry and other applications can cause deleterious effects on the reproductive health of a common perennial plant found in forests in British Columbia, Canada. Researchers reported in the journal Frontiers.....»»
Every trailer and announcement from Microsoft and Bethesda’s E3 showcase
Halo! Forza! Psychonauts! Age of Empires! And dozens of other games, too! Curvy reflections on spaceship interiors in Starfield Microsoft packed 30 dif.....»»
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is Ubisoft’s big E3 shocker
Ubisoft shocked E3 audiences by showing off Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora......»»
Young Arabic speakers offered kid-friendly route into scientific discovery
Arabic speakers worldwide can now access a library of kid-friendly scientific articles thanks to a newly launched educational resource. Penned by leading scientists and published in Arabic by scholarly publisher Frontiers, the online learning resourc.....»»
Whale carcasses help answer mysteries of elusive species
A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers shows the usefulness of opportunistically collected specimens, such as stranded carcasses, to study elusive species. The researchers used stable isotope analysis of skin, muscle, and bone t.....»»
Apple iMac (24-inch) M1 review: Seeing is believing
The 24-inch iMac has been reinvented as the Mac for a new generation, and must be seen in person to be truly appreciated......»»
97% of Earth"s land area may no longer be ecologically intact
Only between 2% and 3% of the Earth's terrestrial surface can be considered ecologically intact, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. This percentage is drastically lower than past assessments, which estimated.....»»
Crop rotations with beans and peas offer more sustainable and nutritious food production
Growing more legumes, like beans and lentils, is potentially a more sustainable and nutritious approach to European agriculture, shows a new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. This study presents some of the first holistic evidence that.....»»
Job postings hint at winners of NYC and London e-scooter pilots
A batch of job listings along with some Twitter whisperings suggests that scooter companies such as Lime and Superpedestrian are gearing up to operate in London and New York City — two of the last remaining frontiers of shared scooter services. A r.....»»
Gut bacteria "talk" to horse"s cells to improve their athletic performance
A horse's gut microbiome communicates with its host by sending chemical signals to its cells, which has the effect of helping the horse to extend its energy output, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. This exciting disc.....»»
How Long Would It Take To Walk Around the Moon?
The moon is just 27% the size of earth. So long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares an interesting question from Science Alert. "If you were to hop in a spaceship, don a spacesuit and go on an epic lunar hike, how long would it take to walk all.....»»