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......»»
Paving the way to thriving in space
In late December, SpaceX-24 will deliver a payload to the International Space Station. Three new experiments that will help scientists better understand specific biological and physical phenomena will be on board......»»
Focusing sound vibrations precisely can knock over one Lego minifig among many
The key is a signal processing technique that is akin to ventriloquism. Enlarge / Brian Anderson's experiments with Lego minifigs led to the development of an interactive museum exhibit in Switzerland. (credit: Brian Anderson).....»»
Rigetti announces 80 qubit processor, experiments with “qutrits”
An 80-qubit processor made by linking two 40-qubit ones. Enlarge / The Aspen-M 40-qubit chip and its housing. (credit: Rigetti) On Wednesday, quantum computing startup Rigetti announced a number of interesting hardware develop.....»»
Crocodile fossils found in Portsmouth seawalls
A group of students who headed to the beach last year for some fresh air amid the gloom of the pandemic, chanced upon a crocodile bone in the old seawall that led to the discovery of other fossils......»»
Experiments riding 24th SpaceX cargo mission to space station study bioprinting, crystallization, laundry
The 24th SpaceX cargo resupply services mission, targeted to launch in late December from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carries scientific research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station. The experiments aboard inc.....»»
Swirling bacteria mimic Van Gogh"s "The Starry Night"
Scientists have discovered a way to transform millions of predatory bacteria into swirling flash mobs reminiscent of painter Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" as the unexpected result of experiments on a genetic circuit the creatures use to disce.....»»
In space, astronauts perform cleaning chores in style
Life on the space station isn’t all science experiments and Earth photography, as demonstrated by this video released by the European Space Agency......»»
Development of a versatile, accurate AI prediction technique even with a small number of experiments
NIMS, Asahi Kasei, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals and Sumitomo Chemical have used the chemical materials open platform framework to develop an AI technique capable of increasing the accuracy of machine learning-based predictions of material pr.....»»
Experiment finds evidence for a long-sought particle comprising four neutrons
While all atomic nuclei except hydrogen are composed of protons and neutrons, physicists have been searching for a particle consisting of two, three or four neutrons for over half a century. Experiments by a team of physicists of the Technical Univer.....»»
Soft tissue destruction and lower back pain
Back pain affects many people at some point in their lives, and a common cause is damage to the squishy discs or flexible, rubbery tissues of the spine. However, observing this damage at an early stage is difficult with current imaging methods. Now,.....»»
Check out the science heading to the ISS on the next SpaceX Crew Dragon flight
NASA has revealed what kind of science experiments are heading to the ISS later this month as part of a SpaceX resupply mission......»»
Study Can"t Confirm Lab Results For Many Cancer Experiments
Hmmmmmm shares a report from the Associated Press: Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research. They recreated 50 experiments, the type of preliminary research.....»»
Check out the science heading to ISS on next SpaceX Crew Dragon flight
NASA has revealed what kind of science experiments are heading to the ISS later this month as part of a SpaceX resupply mission......»»
Understanding mouthfeel of food using physics
Our understanding of how microscopic structure and changes in the shape of food affect food texture remains underdeveloped, so researchers from Denmark and Germany conducted a series of experiments relating food microstructure and rheology to texture.....»»
Even if we halt global warming, local climates will change – and we need new experiments to understand how
There's a big question mark over whether the world will keep global warming below the limits set out in the Paris Agreement. But even if we do, the climate will keep evolving—and society needs to prepare for this......»»
Electrons set the stage for neutrino experiments
Neutrinos may be the key to finally solving a mystery of the origins of our matter-dominated universe, and preparations for two major, billion-dollar experiments are underway to reveal the particles' secrets. Now, a team of nuclear physicists have tu.....»»
Research looks at entropy generation from hydrodynamic mixing in ICF experiments
Research conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is taking a closer look at entropy—the measure of internal energy per unit temperature that is unavailable for doing useful work—in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.....»»
In a first, scientists captured growth of butterfly wings inside chrysalis on video
MIT team replaced part of a pupa's cuticle with a glass window for experiments. Enlarge / A painted lady butterfly lands on a flower. The bright iridescent colors in its wings don't come from pigment molecules but from how the wings ar.....»»
Curiosity investigates how to keep Mars explorers safe from radiation
NASA's Curiosity rover is armed with a radiation detector and is performing experiments into how to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation on Mars......»»
Mechanism that allows cells to sense the curvature of tissue around them
Cells in your body cannot see, but they can sense their surroundings and their own shape. Scientists at the University of Mons and the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria now showed via both—experiments and theory—how cells can sens.....»»