New light source brings freedom of design and added safety

Success in the increasingly competitive automobile market is reserved for those who combine well-engineered products with…

Traffic congestion reconsidered

Despite efforts to encourage a shift to sustainable transportation, traffic congestion is often the focus of…

Fermi observations provide insights into the nature of Terzan 5 globular cluster

Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers have collected important data that could disclose the real…

Tracking technology gives new insights into the behavior of migrating birds

Though much is known about where and when birds travel, a lot less is known about…

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from…

Chemists show that the catalytic range of enzymes can be enlarged

A team of chemists at the University of Manchester has found a way to incorporate an…

Solar cell defect mystery solved after decades of global effort

A team of scientists at the University of Manchester has solved a key flaw in solar…

Tuning the topological insulator Sb2Te3: Just add iron

Iron-doping of the topological insulator Sb2Te3 results in useful electronic and magnetic properties, quantified in a…

Animals' cultural lifestyles can influence evolution

Evolutionary adaptations resulting from cultural change, such as humans being able to consume dairy products, are…

NASA's Mars 2020 gets HD eyes

One of the first operations the Mars 2020 rover will perform after touching down on the…