‘Space ice’ is less like water than previously thought
Visual representation of the structure of low-density amorphous ice. Many tiny crystallites (white) are concealed in the amorphous…
Dark dwarfs lurking at the center of our galaxy might hint at the nature of dark matter
Artistic representation of a dark dwarf. Credit: Sissa Medialab Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding…
Young US college graduates face employment crisis
At 5.8 percent, unemployment for young, recent graduates from US universities is higher than it has been since…
If dark energy is decreasing, is the big crunch back on the menu?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For generations, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered about the ultimate fate…
New ‘gene gun’ design boosts efficiency of plant genetic modification
Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the “Flow Guiding Barrel,” which…
New Horizons conducts first-ever successful deep space stellar navigation test
Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft looked…
Jurassic fish choked to death on squid-like cephalopods, fossil study reveals
Tharsis with belemnites in their mouths and gill apparatus from the Solnhofen Archipelago. a) J. Geppert specimen from…
A new method for restoring magnetism in thin films
Scheme of magnetic recovery via catalytic action (top) and measurement results of magnetic force (bottom). RH on the…
Understanding the impact of radiation on silicon carbide devices for space applications
Dr Corinna Martinella. Credit: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) The first results of the ETH Zurich…
Improving randomness may be the key to more powerful quantum computers
The circuit construction used to prove the paper’s main result. Each block represents a quantum circuit acting on…