Scientists discover new type of pulsating star
A star that pulsates on just one side has been discovered in the Milky Way about 1500 light years from Earth.
It is the first...
Astronomers say star Betelgeuse isn’t about to pop, just dusty
Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness.
The activity fueled popular...
Scientists find new way to extend Moore’s Law
A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics.
Step by step, scientists are figuring out new ways to extend Moore's Law.
The latest reveals...
Light-shrinking device could detect ultra-tiny substances
Engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Berkeley have created light-based technology that can detect biological substances with...
Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter
Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the "dark matter" in the Universe during the Big Bang.
Up to 80% of the...
Scientists discover an ultra-massive white dwarf merged by two stars
A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an international team led by...
Why superconductivity takes place in graphene
Graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms, has many extreme electrical and mechanical properties.
Two years ago, researchers showed how two sheets laid on top...
Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
Scientists can now explain why some water droplets bounce like a beach ball off surfaces, without ever actually touching them.
Now the design and engineering...
What if we could teach photons to behave like electrons?
The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that...
How newborn stars prepare for the birth of planets
Astronomers used two of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world to create more than three hundred images of planet-forming disks around very...