An international team of scientists led by the University of Groningen's Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials…
Month: October 2018
New Horizons team rehearses for New Year’s flyby
You never know what you're going to see when you visit a world for the first…
Unveiling the mechanism protecting replicated DNA from degradation
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have…
Researchers discover how bird feathers resist tearing
Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance,…
Machine learning helps improving photonic applications
Photonic nanostructures can be used for many applications besides solar cells—for example, optical sensors for cancer…
Ciprofloxacin has dramatic effects on the mitochondrial genome—antibiotics should be used cautiously
Antibiotics have saved many lives by rescuing patients with bacterial or fungal infections, but these valuable…
Four newly discovered Milky Way neighbors
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are the smallest, most dark matter dominated, and least chemically enriched stellar systems…
Decision looms for Berlin on diesel refits
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is slated to agree late Monday how to clean up city…
Evolution of an Agency
NACA became NASA in 1958 Click here for original story, Evolution of an Agency Source: NASA…
Discarded waste could be a treasure trove of rare metals
Miners could soon be scouring mounds of industrial waste to extract rare metals that are needed…