Despite what you might see in movies, today's robots are still very limited in what they…
Month: August 2017
Fluorescent crystal mystery solved
A decades-old mystery of why a naturally-occurring organic crystal fluoresces blue under ultra-violet light, yet when…
Image: Section of Hubble solar wing
A deceptively valuable wall hanging: this section of the NASA–ESA Hubble Space Telescope's solar array flew…
Backyard observers ready to view asteroid’s close flyby
When astronomer Bobby Bus discovered an asteroid passing through the inner solar system on March 2,…
Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives
Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new, more environmentally friendly method to test a rocket…
More bat sightings coincide with fledglings leaving nest
Rustling or scratching sounds coming from the eaves troughs at 3 a.m. may be a telltale…
Video: Ducklings recorded leaving nest in Northern Plains of Cambodia
Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released video of three Endangered white-winged ducklings leaving their Koki…
Research on the meaning of ancient geometric earthworks in southwestern Amazonia
The geometric earthworks of southwestern Amazonia have intrigued researchers, the media and the general public, and…
Lithium-ion batteries will get more efficiency due to silicon, germanium, carbon nanowalls
Members of the D. V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physic and colleagues from the Faculty of…
Patterns of Canopy and Surface Layer Consumption in a Boreal Forest Fire from Repeat Airborne Lidar
Abstract: Fire in the boreal region is the dominant agent of forest disturbance with direct impacts…