New cabin lighting design could help combat jet lag
Qantas is introducing a new lighting design for its ultra-long-haul flights, inspired by the Australian landscape and based on circadian science, to help reduce...
Nano-confinement: A new way to boost hydrogen production efficiency
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have made an exciting discovery that could improve hydrogen production through water splitting.
This new mechanism, published in...
New quantum microscope shows electrons moving in slow motion
Physicists at the University of Stuttgart, led by Professor Sebastian Loth, have developed a groundbreaking quantum microscope that can record the movement of electrons...
Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for...
Gaia faces double trouble: Micrometeoroid strike and solar storm
Launched in December 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft aims to map over a billion stars in the Milky Way with incredible precision.
However, space is a...
How a futuristic material can change its properties from soft to rigid, and back...
In our everyday life, we are surrounded by objects that have properties enabling them to perform certain functions.
Rigidity and softness enable an object to...
Scientists create game-changing method to store medicines without refrigeration
Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method to store and transport vital medicines without the need for fridges or freezers.
This innovative approach could dramatically improve...
Scientists turn solar waste into powerful batteries
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative way to make...
Scientists discover new pathway to super alloys
At around 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, steel melts. When aluminum is exposed to moisture and oxygen, it corrodes.
While these metals are great for everyday use,...
Scientists are developing device to convert wasted heat into energy for spacecrafts and Mars...
A device that will absorb wasted heat from space equipment and reflected sunlight and convert it into an energy source for spacecrafts and Mars...