What did scientists learn from Deepwater Horizon?

Ten years ago, a powerful explosion destroyed an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killing…

Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages

Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like popcorn is literally growing on plants, with fluffy…

Catalyst enables reactions with the help of green light

For the first time, chemists at the University of Bonn and Lehigh University in the U.S.…

Interstellar gatecrasher 2I/Borisov is no ordinary comet

Scientists have discovered that a comet called 2I/Borisov – only the second interstellar object ever detected…

Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?

Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets? Click here for original…

Type 2 diabetes: Too much glucagon?

Patients with type 2 diabetes secrete not only too little insulin but also too much glucagon,…

Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?

Researchers calculated the efficiencies of four important features of microwave-beam-powered propulsion systems for rockets. These findings…

Team develops rapid SARS-CoV-2 test based on new plasmonic-fluor biolabeling technology

Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have received federal…

Electrical manipulation of magnetic particle allows for large high-speed memory

Researchers have successfully demonstrated a method to switch a novel material between two different nonvolatile states…

Why relying on new technology won't save the planet

Overreliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers from…