IMAGE: CERN, Mars Bioimaging and Axiom Space Geneva. The newly published study Assessment of the socio-economic benefits of CERN activities reports on CERN’s activities over the past 25 years and highlights a range of socio-economic benefits generated by…
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have used a classic optical phenomenon known as the “Poisson spot” to create stable patterns of light called “optical skyrmions”. Optical skyrmions are tiny, swirling configurations in the properties…
[caption id="attachment_4701" align="alignright" width="672"] Comet on 13 June 2015 – NavCam[/caption] The receipt of signals from Rosetta’s Philae lander on 13 June after 211 days of hibernation marked the start of intense activity. In coordination…
Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Comparing the genomes of different species — or different members of the same species — is…
MIT research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing. [caption id="attachment_4695" align="alignright" width="639"] Polymer material produced by a 3-D printer includes soft, flexible material (clear or lighter tone) with…
Rosetta's lander Philae has woken up after seven months in hibernation on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The signals were received at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt at 22:28 CEST on 13 June.…