In booming satellite market, micro-rockets are the next big thing

More and more miniature satellites are being launched every year, driving up demand for smaller rockets. …

Balance between proteins keeps sperm swimming swiftly

Sperm must swim swiftly to an egg in order to fertilize it, and so they have…

New findings that map the universe's cosmic growth support Einstein's theory of gravity

For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos. Click here…

Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards

The field of plate tectonics is not that old, and scientists continue to learn the details…

A day and night difference: Molecular composition of aerosols differs from day to night

Tiny aerosols particles in the atmosphere have a significant effect on the climate. They affect the…

Prolonged photostability in hexagonal boron nitride quantum emitters

Single-photon emitters are crucial building materials suited for optical quantum technologies. Among them, hexagonal boron nitride…

How forest density slows granular flows

One way to reduce the damage caused by avalanches in the mountains is to place obstacles…

Nanoplasmonic imaging reveals real-time protein secretion

EPFL researchers have used a nanoplasmonics approach to observe the real-time production of cell secretions, including…

Innovating quantum computers with fluxonium processors

The next generation of quantum devices requires high-coherence qubits that are less error-prone. Responding to this…

New method tracks gene expression in single cells over space and time

RNA plays a central role in biology, but there is still much to learn about the…