Supercharging the computers that will save the world

A computer scientist has developed new techniques and tools to manage high performance computing systems more…

How do fishes perceive their environment?

Fishes perceive changes in water currents caused by prey, conspecifics and predators using their lateral line.…

Finite Gyroradius Effects in the Electron Outflow of Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection

Abstract: We present observations of asymmetric magnetic reconnection showing evidence of electron demagnetization in the electron…

North Pole of Enceladus

In the north, Enceladus' surface appears to be about as old as any in the solar…

Narcissistic CEOs at American banks took great risks, study shows

Banks that were led by a more narcissistic – that is, highly self-loving and self-appraising –…

Political talk plagues workers months after US election

American workers are more likely to say they are feeling stressed and cynical because of political…

Tomographic imaging shows massive five-fingered Icelandic mantle plume

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with the University of Cambridge and the University of Strathclyde has found…

‘Persistent photoconductivity’ offers new tool for bioelectronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of…

Kinetic Evidence of Magnetic Reconnection Due to Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves

Abstract: The Kelvin-Helmholtz (ICH) instability at the Earth's magnetopause is predominantly excited during northward interplanetary magnetic…

Using sulfur to store solar energy

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their European partners plan to develop an innovative…