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TUM researchers have demonstrated that semiconductor nanowires like the one shown here can act both as lasers, generating coherent pulses of light, and as waveguides, similar to optical fibers. Because these nanowire lasers emit light at technologically useful wavelengths, can be grown on silicon substrates, and operate at room temperature, they have potential for applications in computing,

Three mass spectrometers built at Goddard were operating on the same day at the moon, on Mars and en route to Mars.

Three mass spectrometers built at Goddard were operating on the same day at the moon, on Mars and en route to Mars.

Total solar irradiance (shown in color) over the past three solar cycles since 1978 adjusted to a ground-based cryogenic instrument funded by NASA in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon." This movie, made from images obtained by Cassini's imaging cameras, is the first to show the hexagon in color filters, and the first movie to show a complete view from the north pole down to about 70 degrees north latitude.

Loofahs, thanks to their large pores, have emerged as a potential new tool to advance sustainability efforts on two fronts at the same time: energy and waste.

Iron particles inside a tumor spin in an alternating magnetic field, generating enough heat to cook the cancer.

An image of Comet ISON, captured by the Hubble Telescope