Helobdella robusta, a tiny freshwater leech that attacks and kills snails. Credit: Photo by Ajna S. Rievra/UC Berkeley Leeches, despite the yuck factor, have captured the hearts of two University of California, Berkeley, scientists who are part of a team...
This image shows a false-colored electron microscope image of the University of Minnesota device. The blue area marks the topological insulator on top of the optical waveguide in red. Credit: University of Minnesota Light can generate an electrical current in semiconductor...
Aberration-corrected HAADF/STEM images of as-synthesized Rh-ZSM-5. Single rhodium cations are circled in white with proposed ball-stick model of the structure. Credit: Lawrence F. Allard, co-author and researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory The direct oxidation of methane -- found in natural...
Researchers team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics. Credit: University of Cambridge An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like...
Antimatter research laboratory. Credit: Professor Niels Madsern Swansea University scientists working at CERN have again made a landmark finding, taking them one step closer to answering the question of why matter exists and illuminating the mysteries of the Big Bang and...
This is an artist's depiction of a quantum simulation. Lasers manipulate an array of more than 50 atomic qubits to study the dynamics of quantum magnetism. Credit: E. Edwards/JQI Two independent teams of scientists, including one from the University of Maryland...
West Antarctica glaciers observed during an October 2014 NASA Operation IceBridge mission. New research shows valleys in the ocean floor enable warm, salty water to reach the undersides of glaciers, fueling their increasingly rapid retreat. Credit: NASA / Michael Studinger Glaciologists...
Most of the known volcanic hotspots are linked to plumes of hot rock (red) rising from two spots on the boundary between the metal core and rocky mantle 1,800 miles below Earth's surface. Credit: Image courtesy of University of California...
The white calcite 'veins' of the Loma Blanca fault are evident in this slab of rock on the fault. These veins of calcite reveal a record of fluid-driven earthquakes clustered together on a fault typically characterized by less frequent,...
When raised in warm water and exposed to acidic water, bryozoans, honeycomb-shaped sea creatures, dissolved within two months, researchers observed. Credit: Eric Sanford/UC Davis The one-two punch of warming waters and ocean acidification is predisposing some marine animals to dissolving quickly...
Titan's winter polar vortex imaged by the Cassini Spacecraft's ISS camera. The vortex is now in deep winter and can only be seen because the polar clouds within the vortex extend high above Titan's surface into the sunlight. The...