If you could take a molecular-level look at anything at all, what would you choose? Your favourite food? A bird feather? Or maybe even a dinosaur fossil?
Techniques like electron microscopy and mass spectrometry are usually the preserve of…
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Researchers synthesise elusive methanetetrol molecule by simulating interstellar conditions in the laboratory
For the first time, researchers have synthesised and characterised the ‘only possible structure’ with four hydroxyl groups linked to a carbon atom – methanetetrol.
Also known as orthocarbonic acid, this molecule was first hypothesised…
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Japan team builds falcon-like drone that lands softly on your palm
A flapping-wing drone can safely perform a soft landing on a person’s hand like a Falcon.
Developed by the University of Tokyo’s DRAGON Lab, this system combines human gestures with flight planning.
Flapping-wing drones are ideal for…
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Scientists achieve brain-like memory in nanofluidic devices
Programmable 2D nanochannels mimic both synaptic behaviour and multiple memory types, marking a major advance in neuromorphic computing.
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The Webb telescope saw something no one was supposed to see; key details inside
The James Webb Space Telescope recently opened a new window onto one of the universe’s more mysterious secrets. For the first time, it has imaged black holes feeding stealthily on stars from deep within dusty galaxies, where even ordinary…
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Seven superclouds sit just beyond the solar system
The superclouds probably produce star-forming clouds of gas, since most nearby stellar nurseries are located within the giants.
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Hammerhead sharks eat other sharks—and it’s worth the risk
Great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran)—the funny looking big fish with…
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Humans to Mars or humans exploring Mars?
We should rethink how to send humans to Mars — a goal now getting much discussion. With proposed budgets and current technical difficulties in human spaceflight development making such a goal unrealistic, it may be time to change the…
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Study Reveals How Many IVF Babies Have Been Born Worldwide : ScienceAlert
More than 13 million people worldwide owe their lives to in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to the first estimates of their kind.
Since the original ‘test tube’ baby was born in 1978, the number of children brought into the world by IVF…
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Burloak and MDA Bet Big on Additive Manufacturing, Fueling Next-Gen Satellite Constellations
For decades, metal additive manufacturing (AM) has promised to revolutionize aerospace by offering lighter, more complex, and faster-to-produce components. But for much of its history, AM in the space sector has struggled to move beyond…
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