Scientists discover new minerals for carbon capture and storage
Economic geologists show hydrotalcites are capable of carbon sequestration beneath the surface of mine tailings.
A new group of minerals was found to capture and...
Machine-learning technique reveals ‘invisible’ objects in the dark
Small imperfections in a wine glass or tiny creases in a contact lens can be tricky to make out, even in good light.
In almost...
Galileo satellites prove Einstein’s Relativity Theory to highest accuracy yet
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system – already serving users globally – has now provided a historic service to the physics community worldwide.
This enables the...
Scientists detect biggest known black-hole collision
Scientists have detected ripples in space and time, known as gravitational waves, from the biggest known black-hole collision that formed a new black hole...
Scientists create tiny droplets of early universe matter
Researchers have created tiny droplets of the ultra-hot matter that once filled the early universe, forming three distinct shapes and sizes: circles, ellipses and...
New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the Universe
A new toy model proposes a way to unify dark energy and dark matter in our Universe.
Scientists at the University of Oxford may have...
Scientists enter unexplored territory in superconductivity search
Scientists mapping out the quantum characteristics of superconductors--materials that conduct electricity with no energy loss--have entered a new regime.
Using newly connected tools named OASIS...
Scientists uncover new properties of black holes
11 gravitational waves detections confirmed.
New gravitational waves detections shed light on entire population of black holes.
New detections and analysis of gravitational waves – announced...
A new way to create Saturn’s radiation belts
Scientists have discovered a new method to explain how radiation belts are formed around the planet Saturn.
Around Saturn, and other planets including the Earth,...
What happens when materials take tiny hits
High-speed camera shows incoming particles cause damage by briefly melting surfaces as they strike.
When tiny particles strike a metal surface at high speed --...