Astronomers discover planet that never was
What astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system has now seemingly vanished from sight, suggesting that what was heralded as one of...
Quantum entanglement offers unprecedented precision for GPS and more
Your phone's GPS, the Wi-Fi in your house and communications on aircraft are all powered by radio-frequency, or RF, waves, which carry information from...
Researchers unveil electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning
Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device...
Very Large Telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right
Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the...
Applying mathematics to accelerate predictions for capturing fusion energy
A key issue for scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and stars to Earth is forecasting the performance of the...
Bactericidal nanomachine: Researchers reveal the mechanisms behind a natural bacteria killer
Scientists are one step closer to adapting the bacteria-killing power of a naturally occurring nanomachine, a tiny particle that performs a mechanical action.
In a...
Estuaries are warming at twice the rate of oceans and atmosphere
Estuaries on the south-east coast of Australia are warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Researchers say...
Methane forms under space conditions in laboratory
An international team of astronomers has shown in a laboratory at Leiden University (the Netherlands) that methane can form on icy dust particles in...
Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way help test dark matter theory
A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside, reports tiny satellite galaxies of the Milky Way can be used to...
Closing in on matter-antimatter asymmetry: T2K results restrict possible values of neutrino CP phase
The T2K Collaboration has published new results showing the strongest constraint yet on the parameter that governs the breaking of the symmetry between matter...
Hot qubits break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers
Most quantum computers being developed around the world will only work at fractions of a degree above absolute zero. That requires multi-million-dollar refrigeration and...
