Researchers cut nanometer-sized patterns into 2-D materials

EPFL researchers have developed a high-precision technology that enables them to carve nanometric patterns into two-dimensional…

3-D-printed neutrino detectors

Plastic scintillators are one of the most used active materials in high-energy physics. Their properties make…

Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanisms

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) takes only 100 milliseconds to trap its prey. Once their leaves,…

A blue spark to shine on the origin of the universe

An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by researchers from DIPC, Ikerbasque and UPV/EHU, has demonstrated that…

Size matters in the sex life of salmon

For Atlantic salmon, size matters when it comes to love. Larger males and females that may…

Automated laser-scanning 'hunter drone' seeks out fossils, minerals and biological targets

Science fiction came up with machine-intelligent hunter drones and they have now become science fact with…

Helicopter or cartwheel? What happens when a molecule collides with a surface

What happens when a molecule collides with a surface? Researchers at Swansea University have shown that…

Marching for change: 2017 Women's March met with mostly positive support online

Large protest events can be divisive, spurring an outpouring of both support and opposition. But new…

Join the online Global Space Economic Workshop

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US Air Force Awards York Space Systems and MSU Denver Contract to Further Space Innovation

US Air Force Awards York Space Systems and MSU Denver Contract to Further Space Innovation …