NASA studies space applications for GaN crystals

Two teams at NASA are studying the applications for gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor that currently being used in consumer electronics such as laser...

What forces enable trees to stand upright?

To develop straight, plants require a motor system that controls their stance by creating powers to counterbalance gravity. Researchers have long imagined that this...

Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes: There is hope for inhibitors against amyloid plaque

Powerful therapeutics to neutralize the development of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes are not yet accessible. Researchers at the Technical...

Scientists developed sensors to help doctors select effective cancer therapy

MIT scientists have developed new sensors that could help them analyze cancer cells and to check whether the cells are responding to a particular type...

Astronomers detected mysterious radio signal coming from space

Stargazers have recognized yet another strange and intense fast radio burst hitting Earth from an unknown source in space. The radio burst is fantastically...

New way to bond molecules that could speed drug discovery

Scientists at the Princeton University in the David MacMillan’s lab have come up with a revolutionary new way to bond molecules that could fundamentally accelerate the...

Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction

Scientists worldwide are searching for the ways to make buildings more efficient and less dependent on emissions-intensive materials. Likewise, MIT scientists have developed a highly energy-efficient...

NASA’s planet-hunting TESS catches a comet before starting science

Before NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) science activities on July 25, 2018, the planet hunter sent back a dazzling grouping of fortunate pictures...

Researchers investigate stellar populations in the central region of the Andromeda galaxy

German astronomers have recently analyzed Andromeda galaxy and its stellar populations. Their aim was to get insights into the bulge's structure and formation history. The Andromeda galaxy...

Expansion of Li-ion battery limits: Electrodes for all solid-state batteries

All-solid-state batteries are a new kind of Li-ion battery and have been appeared to be possibly more secure and more steady energy-storing gadgets with...

Earthquakes can be weakened by groundwater

Around 100,000 earthquakes are recorded worldwide consistently, yet not all are normally happening. A portion of the weaker ones are activated by human movement...

Academics created a periodic table of mind-blowing tech

Scientists at the Imperial Tech Foresight (ITF), an offshoot of Imperial College London, have created the periodic table of distributive tech to bring to life...