TOKYO, Feb 6 – Japanese and German researchers have independently synthesized a new class of silicon-based compounds that could expand the element’s role beyond semiconductors and industrial materials. A team led by Professor Takeaki Iwamoto…
Billion-dollar particle collider gets thumbs up
Proposed US electron–ion smasher wins endorsement from influential nuclear-science panel. Edwin Cartlidge | nature.com [caption id="attachment_4281" align="alignright" width="630"] Brookhaven National Laboratory/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York is a potential host for the Electron-Ion…
Journey to Space in a Vacuum Chamber
[caption id="attachment_4278" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Image Credit: NASA[/caption] When you need to test hardware designed to operate in the vast reaches of space, you start in a vacuum chamber. NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has…
STAR FORMATION AND MAGNETIC TURBULENCE IN THE ORION…
[caption id="attachment_4275" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration[/caption] With blue hues suggestive of marine paradises and a texture evoking the tranquil flow of sea waves, this image might make us daydream of sandy…
Orange Juice is Good for Brain
Drinking orange juice could help improve brain function in elderly people, according to new research from the University of Reading. The study saw a group of 37 healthy adults (mean age 67 years) consuming 500ml…