Measuring the Universe More Accurately Than Ever Before
Stressed proteins can cause blood clots for hours: Physicists probe stress-induced changes in clot-forming protein
Rice University researchers in the lab of Ching-Hwa Kiang use the bobbing needle from an atomic force microscope to grab and pull...
First discovery of a natural topological insulator
The mineral Kawazulite is a natural “topological insulator,” a material that could have applications in a new genre of supercomputers.
A Window into Europa's Ocean Right at the Surface
Based on new evidence from Jupiter's moon Europa, astronomers hypothesize that chloride salts bubble up from the icy moon...
High mass X-ray binaries trace the Milky Way's spiral arms
Artist's impression of a highly obscured high-mass X-ray binary.
Gravitational Lens Creates Cartoon of Space Invader
Renewable energy: Nanotubes to channel osmotic power
Diagram of the experimental principle: the osmotic transport of water through a transmembrane boron nitride nanotube.
What Lies Beneath: NASA Antarctic Sub Goes Subglacial
A video camera on a NASA-designed-and-funded mini-submarine captured this view as it descended a 2,600-foot...
