ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion. MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last…
Quest for perfect quantum dot biomarkers
Tiny nanoparticles can illuminate tissues and cells, but safer, more effective materials are needed before their mainstream application. The race is on to develop perfect quantum dots for looking inside cells and living tissues. These tiny, nanosized…
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from…
Air pollution in New York City linked to…
Flames rise from an experimental forest fire in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories.Credit: Stefan Doerr via Immage A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S.…