A Study in Scarlet

This new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-...
NASA Mars Orbiter Spies Rover Near Martian Butte

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and tracks from its driving are visible in this view from orbit, acquired on April 11, 2014,...
Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into an efficient viral inhibitor

Ari Hinkkanen and Janne Ruotsalainen, University of Eastern Finland, and Aalto University
Engineers develop new materials for hydrogen storage

The researchers have created for the first time compounds made from mixtures of calcium hexaboride, strontium and barium hexaboride. The...
Scientists open door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard-drives: Research enhances understanding of materials interfaces

Left: If the lanthanum aluminate layer (blue) is less than three unit cells, the electrons redistribute in sub-layers. Right: If the layer...
Quantum manipulation: Filling the gap between quantum and classical world

This graphic shows the relationships between fundamental quantum mechanics and the technology of the classical world.
The Tadpole and the Wriggler
NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon

The disturbance visible at the outer edge of Saturn's A ring in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft could be caused...