Hubble Uncovers Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction
Discovery of new material state counterintuitive to laws of physics
Pressure-induced transitions are associated with near 2-fold volume expansions. While an increase in volume with pressure is...
Nanoparticle Opens the Door to Clean-Energy Alternatives
A transmission-electron microscope image of a collection of quasi-spherical nickel phosphide nanoparticles. A team led by Raymond Schaak of...
NASA's 2013 HS3 Hurricane Mission to Delve into Saharan Dust
A well-defined plume of dust swept across the entire Atlantic...
Iranian Scientists Produce Dynamometer for Nanoparticles, Biocells
The use of optical tweezers in order to measure the force in objects at nanometirc scale can be an interesting idea for the researchers in all fields, including biosciences. The use of the optical tweezers requires a comprehensive and exact...
U.S. Berkeley Lab Team Uncovers Secrets of Biological Soil Crusts
They lie dormant for years, but at the first sign of favorable conditions they awaken. This sounds like the tagline for a science fiction movie, but it describes the amazing life-cycles of microbial organisms that form the biological soil crusts (BSCs...
NASA's Webb Telescope's Last Backbone Component Completed
Assembly of the backbone of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the primary mirror backplane support structure, is a step closer to completion with the recent addition of the backplane support frame, a fixture that will be used to connect all the...
Europe’s largest spaceship reaches its orbital port
