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…
For the first time, two SMART-NUS enhanced driverless buggies to ferry passengers, free-of-charge, around Chinese and Japanese Gardens, as part of the Smart and Connected Jurong Lake District (JLD) Pilots and Trials initiative. [caption id="attachment_780"…
Study: Autocratic leaders who sign human-rights treaties seek political gain, not material benefits. [caption id="attachment_776" align="alignright" width="300"] photo: iStock[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- Since World War II, more than 45 international human-rights treaties have been signed by many…
By Kiran Adhikari, Contributor The universe we live in may not be the only one out there. In fact, our universe could be just one of an infinite number of universes making up a "multiverse."…
[caption id="attachment_765" align="aligncenter" width="673"] NASA’s DC-8 research aircraft will be flying scientists and instruments over Antarctica to study changes in the continent’s ice sheet, glaciers and sea ice. Image Credit: NASA[/caption] NASA News-- NASA is carrying…