The Squishy, Far-Out New Experiments Headed to the ISS
Muscle cells, 3D-printed lunar regolith, and le Blob will soon orbit 250 miles above Earth......»»
This crazy new shape-shifting robot might be headed to the Moon
This crazy new shape-shifting robot might be headed to the Moon.....»»
Amazon experiments with using AI to sum up product reviews
Amazon is experimenting with using artificial intelligence to sum up customer feedback about products on the site, with the potential to cut down on the time shoppers spend sifting through reviews before making a purchase......»»
"Treadmill" for microswimmers allows closer look at behavior
A team from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created an acoustic microfluidic method that offers new opportunities to conduct experiments with swimming cells and mi.....»»
Gigabyte"s new RTX 4090 fixes the graphics card"s biggest problem
The 16-pin connector on the new Gigabyte RTX 4090 Windforce GPU shows where the future of graphics card design is headed......»»
Breakthrough in understanding charge transport in organic solar cells
Researchers from the Professorship of Optics and Photonics of Condensed Matter, headed by Prof. Dr. Carsten Deibel, of Chemnitz University of Technology and other partner institutions are currently working together on solar cells made of novel organi.....»»
Why we’re “interviewing” captive birds to find the best to release into the wild
Experiments with the endangered Bali myna showed some birds are bolder than others. Enlarge / The Bali myna is an endangered and protected bird species bred by several conservation societies to preserve its population in the wild.....»»
Messi in Miami is huge for Apple and MLS Season Pass
The world's greatest football (soccer!) player is headed to Inter Miami. That's huge for MLS — as well as Apple......»»
Experiment halted in Norway after whale drowns
A controversial research project in Norway on whales' hearing was suspended after a whale drowned, researchers said on Wednesday, as activists slammed the "cruel and pointless" experiments......»»
Scientists discover a new proton conductor for next-generation fuel cells
The discovery of Ba2LuAlO5 as a promising proton conductor paints a bright future for protonic ceramic fuel cells, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Experiments show that this novel material has a remarkably high proton conductivity even without any.....»»
Experiments with nematodes find they need a nap to consolidate odor memories
A team of biomedical researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania has found that nematodes need sleep in order to consolidate their odor memories by remapping olfactory syn.....»»
Greenlandic glacial rock flour can help fight climate change, show two new studies
The first experiments with glacial rock flour from Greenland show that it can capture significant amounts of CO2 and provide a wider array of nutrients than commercial organic fertilizers, resulting in improved crop growth. In the long term, the glac.....»»
The Quest to Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy Out of Nothing
The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works......»»
The Quest to Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing
The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works......»»
Experiments see first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay
The discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012 marked a significant milestone in particle physics. Since then, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations have been diligently investigating the properties of this unique particle.....»»
Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars
Scientists have conducted laboratory experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that provide new insights on the complex process of pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars. Their research, published today in Nature, un.....»»
Newly described species of dome-headed dinosaur may have sported bristly headgear
If you look at enough dinosaur fossils, you'll see that their skulls sport an amazing variety of bony ornaments, ranging from the horns of Triceratops and the mohawk-like crests of hadrosaurs to the bumps and knobs covering the head of Tyrannosaurus.....»»
Study points out errors in illustrations of one of the most famous scientific experiments
Illustrations of scientific experiments play a fundamental role in both science education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the general public. Confirming the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words," these depictions of famous.....»»
Uncovering universal physics in the dynamics of a quantum system
New experiments using one-dimensional gases of ultra-cold atoms reveal a universality in how quantum systems composed of many particles change over time following a large influx of energy that throws the system out of equilibrium. A team of physicist.....»»
First experimental evidence showing correlation between molecular fluctuation and ligand binding
Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences high-speed atomic force microscopy experiments that show how ligands associated with stimulating and suppressing activation of the TRPV1 protein increase.....»»
Nokia C300 Specs and Pricing Revealed
The phone is targeted at entry-level consumers, and will be sold unlocked for use with different networks including AT&T, T-Mobile, and MetroPCS to name a few. A while back, we got word of a new Nokia smartphone headed for US markets, which.....»»