Scientists solve major noise problems blocking quantum computing progress
Quantum computers promise to solve problems far beyond the reach of today’s machines, but building them is incredibly difficult.
One of the biggest challenges is...
Dogs’ gut bacteria may hold clues to surviving cancer
A dog’s chances of surviving cancer may depend partly on the tiny organisms living inside its digestive system, according to a new study from...
A cosmic jellyfish from the early universe surprises astronomers
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen, offering a rare glimpse into how galaxies changed...
Utah’s “soda pop” geysers may hold clues to life on distant ocean worlds
In the dry desert of eastern Utah, strange geysers shoot cold, fizzy water into the air.
Instead of boiling like the famous hot geysers in...
This new material could make LEDs cheaper, greener, and more efficient
Scientists in Austria and Germany have developed a new type of material that could replace the green component used in most modern LED lights,...
Scientists make a game-changing find in the Bennu asteroid
In 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples of the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu to Earth.
Upon examining them, scientists discovered that the asteroid - which existed...
Scientists achieve record efficiency in next-generation perovskite solar cells
Solar energy technology has taken another major step forward as researchers develop a new way to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and stable.
A...
James Webb Telescope detects rotten-egg gas on alien worlds for the first time
Astronomers have detected a smelly gas best known for the odor of rotten eggs—hydrogen sulfide—in the atmospheres of four giant planets far beyond our...
Scientists 3D print one of the world’s hardest industrial materials
A team of researchers has found a new way to manufacture one of the toughest materials used in industry, opening the door to cheaper,...
Robot swarms could turn music into stunning light paintings in real time
Imagine listening to your favorite song and watching it transform into a glowing painting created by moving robots.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have...
How a rare element could fuel the next generation of space missions
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are taking a fresh look at neptunium, a rare radioactive metal that...
Scientists create cold-proof battery that won’t fail in extreme weather
Extreme winter weather can do more than make people uncomfortable—it can also cripple the batteries that power electric vehicles, backup systems, and everyday devices.
When...
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Scientists crack the 400-year-old enigma of gold’s purple smoke
In a significant scientific breakthrough, a team from the University of Bristol has finally solved a centuries-old mystery: why does fulminating gold, an explosive...
White dwarf stars could create surprisingly common long lived habitable zones
A new study by Manuel Barrientos and colleagues from the University of Oklahoma reveals that between 0.6% and 2.5% of white dwarfs in our...
Rare male stick insects exist, but they can’t reproduce
Most animals reproduce sexually, meaning they need both males and females to create offspring. However, some species can reproduce without males through a process...
Europe’s largest bat caught hunting birds in mid-air for the first time
For nearly 25 years, scientists have puzzled over how Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, manages to eat small birds.
The mystery has finally been...
New liquid crystal method makes perovskite nanocrystals easier to produce
A research team at POSTECH has developed a new method for making perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in a more efficient and uniform way.
This breakthrough could...