Researchers produced Megavolt energy protons using a few millijoule lasers

High energy proton accelerator on a table-top.

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Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

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Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

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Tesla coil physics experiment
Physics

Researchers produced Megavolt energy protons using a few millijoule lasers

Amit Malewar

High energy proton accelerator on a table-top.

Shampoo or detergent foam on a blue background
Chemistry

Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

Amit Malewar

Bubble rearrangements determine how much liquid can be held in foams.

synthetic multi-layered material
Invention

Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Pranjal Malewar

The new material design is poised to enhance energy-absorbing systems.

The thin mycelial film is almost transparent and has good tensile strength. It could be used as a living bioplastic
Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Pranjal Malewar

A breakthrough that could transform sustainability, from waste bags to electronics.

A ginger domestic cat is resting lying on a gray sofa
Wildlife

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Amit Malewar

A small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies.

Fin gripping photo
Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Pranjal Malewar

Marine organisms like sculpins serve as models for designing efficient human-engineered devices.

Planetary collision
Space

Scientists have predicted when the universe will end

Amit Malewar

Universe decays faster than thought, but still takes a long time.

Debris Disk Around Star HD 181327
Space

First evidence of frozen water in the young star system

Amit Malewar

Not just water ice, but crystalline water ice.

These images of Titan were taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on July 11, 2023
Space

First-ever cloud convection observed in Titan’s northern hemisphere

Amit Malewar

Webb’s titan forecast.

image of a solar flare
Space

The Sun emitted the strongest solar flare of 2025

Amit Malewar

This flare is classified as an X2.7 flare.

Tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms
Space

26 new tough microbes found in NASA cleanrooms

Pranjal Malewar

It indicate the potential for microbial persistence in extraterrestrial environments.

Close-up view on star in space
Space

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 captures a powerful solar flare and a rare plasma ejection

Amit Malewar

The plasma blob accelerated to a staggering 1,500 kilometers per second.

In therapy- or illness-induced brain fog (right), microglia produce inflammatory chemicals that deplete oligodendroglial cells and their created myelin. Researchers have partly reversed this process in mice
Health

CAR-T cell therapy causes mild cognitive impairments

Pranjal Malewar

The identified compounds that may help reverse it.

quantum entanglement
Quantum Physics

Particles can be measured jointly without bringing them together

Pranjal Malewar

A UNIGE team has shown that particles can be measured jointly without bringing them together

rocky surface of the moon
Space

Green glass beads offer a window into the Moon’s hidden depths

Amit Malewar

It provide a better understanding of what lies beneath its cratered surface.

Caption:Six of multiple possible assistance scenarios with a prototype of a new robot being developed at MIT. Top row: getting into/out of a bathtub, bending down to reach objects, and catching a fall. Bottom row: powered sit-to-stand transition from a toilet, lifting a person from the floor, and walking assistance.
Robotics

E-BAR: A mobile robot helps people sit and stand

Amit Malewar

The Elderly Bodily Assistance Robot.

Artificial intelligence concept Brain over circuit board
AI & Machine Learning

Researchers discovered key units of large AI models that do specific jobs

Amit Malewar

A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way.

This picture of Mars
Space

NASA’s Europa Clipper captured infrared images of the Red Planet

Amit Malewar

On its recent swing by Mars, NASA’s Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet.

The Regional Cabled Array spans the entire Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, from the Oregon coast to the summit of Axial Seamount 300 miles offshore
Earth

Axial Seamount: The Pacific Northwest’s underwater giant prepares to erupt

Pranjal Malewar

It is giving us a window into some of the most important geological and biological processes on Earth.

Iceberg
Environment

Antarctic glacier is rapidly siphoning ice from neighboring flows

Pranjal Malewar

At a pace never before seen.

Dives with Visual Observations Concentration in the Pacific Ocean
Earth

Humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor

Pranjal Malewar

This total area is roughly the size of Rhode Island or one-tenth the size of Belgium.

The landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” known as the Cosmic Cliffs is actually a portion of the nebula Gum 31, which contains a young star cluster called NGC 3324
Space

A new 3D visualization of Cosmic Cliffs

Amit Malewar

Exploring the Cosmic Cliffs in 3D.

This six-panel illustration of a tidal disruption event
Space

An invisible monster 600 million light-years away gulping down any star coming its way

Amit Malewar

Astronomers using NASA telescopes have found 'Space Jaws.'

Phonon wave background
Quantum Technology

Twist-angle engineering unlocks phonon control for next-gen quantum materials

Pranjal Malewar

A breakthrough method of controlling properties of phonons.

Ecological disaster of fires in the Amazon, South America
Earth

The study suggests the end of the Earth will happen due to…

Pranjal Malewar

How much longer will the oxygen-rich atmosphere be sustained on Earth?

Sperm and ovum combination
Biology

Sperm’s hidden talent: Using heat to unlock fertility

Pranjal Malewar

Mouse study may lead to new approaches for contraception, infertility treatment.

The gravity quantum field
Quantum Physics

New quantum theory of gravity bridges gravity and the Standard model

Pranjal Malewar

New theory of gravity brings long-sought Theory of Everything a crucial step closer.

Star field background starry outer space background texture
Invention

Scientists designed a cosmic radio detector to discover dark matter in 15 years

Pranjal Malewar

Cosmic radio!

space dust in the universe
Space

‘We are living in a simulated universe’, suggests a gravity-backed theory

Pranjal Malewar

Gravity or gravitational force is the result of a computational process within the universe.

In the heart of an active galaxy, matter falling toward a supermassive black hole creates jets of particles traveling near the speed of light as shown in this artist’s concept
Space

The Universe’s brightest lights born from darkness

Pranjal Malewar

It sounds a little contradictory, but it’s true!