On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths

MIT researchers have designed an optical filter on a chip that can process optical signals from…

Speck from an asteroid

Technology image of the week: a microscopic grain from the Itokawa asteroid, returned from space by…

Speck from an asteroid

Technology image of the week: a microscopic grain from the Itokawa asteroid, returned from space by…

Huawei tops Apple in tightening smartphone market: IDC

China-based Huawei took the second-place spot from Apple in a tightening global smartphone during the second…

Rare blue diamonds may be Earth’s deepest secret

The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world's most famous jewels,…

Grain from Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft

Seen on a microscopic support, this sharp-edged grain of rock is an extraterrestrial object – a…

Grain from Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft

Seen on a microscopic support, this sharp-edged grain of rock is an extraterrestrial object – a…

The competitive edge: Dietary competition played a key role in the evolution of early primates

Since Darwin first laid out the basic principles of evolution by means of natural selection, the…

Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual features

It is one of the most unusual primates on the planet—famed for its large eyes, big…

Soil phosphorus availability and lime: More than just pH?

Plants can't do without phosphorus. But there is often a 'withdrawal limit' on how much phosphorus…