Technology

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Experimental protocol and mean-field phase diagram. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02542-9 A crystal is an arrangement of atoms that repeats itself ...

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Artist’s concept of Smertrios. Credit: NASA. Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a ...

Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere

Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Orbital configuration of Mars express (red) and trace gas orbiter (blue) during a typical mutual radio occultation observation, with a black/white arrow ...

Astronaut reveals the painful truth about what it’s really like to spend six months in space

Astronaut reveals the painful truth about what it’s really like to spend six months in space

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

An astronaut who spent six months living onboard the International Space Station has revealed what it’s actually like to live in space ...

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Depiction of the diffraction issues with particle a photon beams, and how a “self-guided” combined beam keeps providing pushing power even to ...

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

by Kerstin Theilmann, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau For a stable agricultural system with functioning cycles, the individual components (animal species, crops, trees, ...

ESA develops Lego brick from space dust to build on the moon

ESA develops Lego brick from space dust to build on the moon

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The European Space Agency has created its own version of a Lego brick that is 3D printed from meteorite dust, as the ...

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Credit: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124061 Carbon in the atmosphere is a major driver of climate change. Now ...

Social media is a likely cause of confusion in modern mate selection

Social media is a likely cause of confusion in modern mate selection

Health
Sarah Carter

Diagram explaining the cascading effects of social media on confusion in relationships. Credit: Chayan Munshi A recent sociological study finds that most ...

Scientists discover way to ‘grow’ sub-nanometer sized transistors

Scientists discover way to ‘grow’ sub-nanometer sized transistors

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

This figure depicts the synthesis of metallic 1D mirror twin boundaries through Van der Waals epitaxial growth (top) and the large-area 2D ...