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…
The twisted shockwaves of an exploded star
[caption id="attachment_3153" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Copyright NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State Univ.)[/caption] Discovered on 5 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel, the Veil Nebula was once a star. Now it…
Babbler Rising: Bird thought to be Extinct Re-emerges…
A scientific team from WCS, Myanmar’s Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division – MOECAF, and National University of Singapore (NUS) has rediscovered a bird previously thought to be extinct. NEW YORK – A scientific team from…
Harvey Stockbridge new MD of Hannover Fairs Australia
[caption id="attachment_3115" align="alignright" width="337"] Harvey Stockbridge, Managing Director of Hannover Fairs Australia[/caption] Sydney-- Today Deutsche Messe announced Harvey Stockbridge as new Managing Director of Hannover Fairs Australia Pty. ltd., its subsidiary in Australia, effective 1 March…
Media Invited to See Bigelow Expandable Space Station…
[caption id="attachment_3077" align="alignright" width="673"] This artist's concept depicts the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), constructed by Bigelow Aerospace, attached to the International Space Station. The BEAM will be launched to the space station later this…