X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations

X-ray microscopes are commonly used in combination with full-field imaging techniques in spectromicroscopy applications, where they…

Effect of Interhemispheric Currents on Equivalent Ionospheric Currents in Two Hemispheres: Simulation Results

Abstract: In this research, we used numerical simulation to study the effect of interhemispheric field-aligned currents…

Special Issue the 12th International Conference on Substorms

Abstract: The 12th International Conference on Substorms (ICS-12) was held at the Ise-Shima Royal Hotel in…

Bending sheet glass using lasers and gravity

A new Fraunhofer technique makes it possible to bend sheet glass into complex or unconventional shapes…

A simple reward system could make crowds a whole lot wiser

There's a problem with the wisdom of crowds.

NASA’s Webb Telescope completes Goddard testing, heading to Texas for more

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully passed the center of curvature test, an important optical…

The Archean Ocean as an ideal breeding ground for life

In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the biochemist Markus Keller demonstrated successfully…

Sugar-craving crushed—in flies, at least

Yale scientists have discovered ways to blunt the craving for sugar—in fruit flies, at least.

1000 km range thanks to a new battery concept

You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a…

Inkjet-printed batteries bring us closer to smart objects

The race is on to develop everyday objects that have network connectivity and can send and…