Do stars fall quietly into black holes, or crash into something utterly unknown?
Credit: Mark A. Garlick/CfA AUSTIN, Texas -- Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have put a basic principle of black...
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Frequency modulation accelerates the research of quantum technologies
Many modern technological advances and devices are based on understanding quantum mechanics. Compared to semiconductors, hard disk drives or lasers, quantum devices are different in...
Neutron lifetime measurements take new shape for in situ detection
Credit: Chen-Yu Liu, Physics Department, Indiana University WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2017 -- All matter making up the stars, our planet and life upon it...
Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University Engineers working to add "muscle sense" to prosthetic limbs found that tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to...
ESO signs contracts for the ELT’s gigantic primary mirror
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada The unique optical system of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope consists of five mirrors, each of which represents its own significant engineering challenge....
Magnetoelectric memory cell increases energy efficiency for data storage
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2017 -- Today's computers provide storage of tremendous quantities of information with extremely large data densities, but writing and retrieving this...
NASA’s ‘Webb-cam’ captures engineers at work on Webb at Johnson Space Center
Credit: Credits: NASA/Desiree Stover NASA's special "Webb-cam" kept an eye on the development of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center...
CMU’s interactive tool helps novices and experts make custom robots
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH - A new interactive design tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute enables both novices and experts to build...
Ohio Supercomputer Center hosts 28th annual Summer Institute
Columbus, Ohio (May 30, 2017) - Twenty Ohio high school students were selected to attend the Ohio Supercomputer Center's 28th annual Summer Institute, June 4-16...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Mora making landfall in Bangladesh
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Tropical Cyclone Mora formed in the Bay of Bengal and in just two days it strengthened into...
NASA team takes on a new optical challenge — the Lyman Alpha Limit
Credit: Credits: NASA/W.Hrybyk NASA technologists produced telescope mirrors with the highest reflectance ever reported in the far-ultraviolet spectral range. Now, they're attempting to set an..
The synchronized dance of skyrmion spins
(American Institute of Physics) A research group in Singapore has used computer simulations to further probe the behaviors of skyrmions, gaining insight that can help...
A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
(University of Pittsburgh) Research at the University of Pittsburgh into a more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building blocks for polymer production, could...
Blocking cancer-specific mutations in leukemia and brain tumors
Credit: Stefan Pusch/DKFZ Many malignancies develop as a result of genetic alterations in individual cells. These gene mutations often cause altered proteins that give new,...
Breakthrough curved sensor could dramatically improve digital camera image quality
Credit: Microsoft Research WASHINGTON -- If you've ever tried to take a picture in a dark restaurant, you know that it is difficult to get...
