Science and Technology
Astronomers find signature of magnetar outbursts in nearby galaxies
Apart from black holes, magnetars may be the most extreme stars in the universe. With a diameter less than the...
New way to recycle soft plastics – you can enhance concrete with it
If you are a responsible citizen, you probably recycle your trash. You put your plastic waste into a special container...
New method helps pocket-sized DNA sequencer achieve near-perfect accuracy
Researchers have found a simple way to eliminate almost all sequencing errors produced by a widely used portable DNA sequencer,...
Galaxy mergers could limit star formation
Astronomers have looked nine billion years into the past to find evidence that galaxy mergers in the early universe could...
Scientists develop a cheaper method that might help create fuels from plants
Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological...
U.S. Army Research Leads to More Effective Training Model for Robots
Multi-domain operations, the Army’s future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with learning components to operate alongside the warfighter. New Army...
Could Dark Matter Be Made Of Primordial Black Holes?
Astrophysicists now have a new and quite a fascinating theory on the composition of the so-called dark matter, which is...
Scientists Believe US Embassy Staff and CIA Officers Were Hit With High-Power Microwaves – Here’s How the Weapons Work
The mystery ailment that has afflicted U.S. embassy staff and CIA officers off and on over the last four years...
AI to help work through the backlog of surgeries, caused by COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 hit the hospitals hard. All other diseases didn’t suddenly disappear, but hospitals became hotspots for COVID-19 spread. And so...
New Cathode Design Significantly Improves Performance of Next-Generation Battery
A team led by Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering and Environment Prof. ZHAO Tianshou, Chair Professor of Mechanical and...