Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics

NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport…

A warming Arctic produces weather extremes in our latitudes

Atmospheric researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have…

Mars Organic Molecule Analyser: A look at the ExoMars rover's tiny ovens

There are few things better than the smell of freshly baked bread from the oven; this…

Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die

Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of…

World's second EPR nuclear reactor starts work in China

A next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in China has carried out its first chain reaction, French energy…

Manhattanhenge 2019: When and Where to Watch

This week could be your chance to take “the best sunset picture of the year” in…

Gotta catch some shuteye: Pokemon unveils 'sleep game'

Having trouble waking up in the morning? Not getting enough sleep? The company that brought you…

Tunnel to Mars

Technology image of the week: this low pressure, low temperature ‘dirty’ wind tunnel at Denmark’s Aarhus…

From European dream to global giant: Airbus marks half century

Fifty years ago at the Paris air show, France’s transport minister and Germany’s economy minister signed…

Cyberattack hits New Zealand budget

The New Zealand government said Wednesday that a “systematic” and “deliberate” cyberattack was behind an embarrassing…