MIT researchers have designed an optical filter on a chip that can process optical signals from…
Month: August 2018
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…