Science and Space
Earth's 'dirty mirror' effect is accelerating climate change
Earth is absorbing more sunlight and trapping more heat than it releases into space, causing our pla ...View More
Muscles from the printer: Silicone that moves
Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have n ...View More
Elementary-particle detectors, 3D printed
In 2024, the T2K Collaboration started to collect new neutrino data following several upgrades to th ...View More
Discovery: The great whale pee funnel moves vital nutrients
Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of ...View More
Are volcanoes behind the oxygen we breathe?
It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years du ...View More
Evidence of a new phenomenon: Quantum tornadoes in momentum space
A team of researchers from Würzburg has for the first time experimentally demonstrated a quantum tor ...View More
Stretching spider silk makes it stronger
When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. T ...View More
Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin
We all encounter gels in daily life -- from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair, to the ...View More
The unforseen effects of melting glaciers on Arctic coastal ecosystems
Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and cha ...View More
Cold atoms on a chip
UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from ...View More
