Pear shaped nuclei solve a nuclear fission mystery
Things go pear-shaped when you split the atom, nuclear physicists have found.
Researchers from Australia and Japan found that when atoms split, in the process...
Atomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers
As computers continue to infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life, their negative impact on the environment grows.
According to recent estimates, the electricity required...
Scientists create first implantable magnet resonance detector
Scientists from Germany and Switzerland developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain physiology with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution.
They introduce...
Scientists find sugars were delivered to Earth by meteorites
Researchers from Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, JAMSTEC, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center investigated meteorites and found ribose and other sugars.
These sugars possessed distinct...
New self-cleaning concrete could keep buildings looking new
Building materials that clean themselves could save immense time and labor in homes and businesses, as well as reduce disease risk in settings such...
Spiders and ants inspire this unsinkable metal
Scientists, inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it refuses to...
The smell of old books could help preserve them
Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant (almonds, caramel and chocolate) to nasty (formaldehyde, old clothes and trash).
Detecting early...
Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that turns carbon dioxide into fuel
Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.
The new technology,...
Scientists finally know how the world’s toughest material stays so strong
Nacre is the rainbow-sheened material that lines the insides of mussel and other mollusk shells.
More commonly known as mother-of-pearl, nacre’s combination of hardness and...
Scientists find where the heaviest elements in our universe come from
Researchers have found the unequivocal evidence of where the heaviest elements in our universe come from.
For the first time, the researchers have detected an...