A micro-thermometer to record tiny temperature changes
(a) Video still showing a tightly focused laser beam making contact with the thermocouple. (b) Graph showing the thermocouple's response...
Deeper understanding of quantum chaos may be the key to quantum computers
Quantum systems can exist in many possible states, here illustrated by groups of spins, each pointing along a certain direction....
Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System
An international team of astronomers has used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial Solar System. The team...
Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis
The colorized electron microscope image shows the gallium nitride towers of the artificial photosynthesis device at 52.5k magnification....
A designer's toolkit for constructing complex nanoparticles
A new mix-and-match toolkit allows researchers to create a library of complex nanoparticles that could be used in medical, energy, and...
What Uranus Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs
Arriving at Uranus in 1986, Voyager 2 observed a bluish orb with extremely subtle features. A haze layer hid most of the...
Research gives new ray of hope for solar fuel
Research gives new ray of hope for solar fuel
Stellar Thief Is the Surviving Companion to a Supernova
Companion to a Supernova Is No Innocent Bystander
