Lab tests heat shields for space
For decades, Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of ...
Researchers claim to have found the oldest stellar disk in the Milky Way galaxy
A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Toronto has found what ...
Giant Magellan telescope begins primary mirror support system testing
The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced the successful installation of one of its completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary ...
New oat lines ready for active duty against crown rust disease
A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has released two new oat germplasm lines to shore up ...
Male mice use female mice to distract aggressors and avoid conflict, study shows
A research group led by Joshua Neunuebel at the University of Delaware, U.S., tracked the behavior of mice using machine ...
How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what ...
Controlling hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity via electron beam-assisted coating technology
Accurate regulation of surface hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is crucial for various industrial applications, but current ...
Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it
Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called ...
Space observation offers insight into sustainability of world heritage sites along the Silk Roads
A research team led by Prof. Chen Fulong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of ...
Color complexity in social media posts leads to more engagement, new research shows
If you work in digital marketing, you don't need to be told a picture's worth a thousand words. More than half of content ...
The flirting paradox: Why the attention your partner receives from others is liable to diminish your desire for them
Have you always thought that attention your partner receives from other people would make them more attractive to you? Think ...
Multicolor persistent luminescent materials for dynamic optical anti-counterfeiting
Optical anti-counterfeiting technology, as a preventive measure, has deeply permeated our daily lives. Visually readable ...