SDSS-V releases latest all-sky spectra including first southern hemisphere optical data
Density of stars in the Milky Way targeted by the Milky Way Mapper (MWM) program in SDSS-V Credit…
This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution
Power Shift is Ellyn Lapointe’s ongoing Gizmodo series that explores advancements in green technology, with a focus on…
Hillsborough meteorite: Space rock reveals alien brine chemistry and seeds of life
Fragment of the Hillsborough meteorite, broken on impact, with fusion crust from passing at high speed through the…
Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began | National
Scientists discovered that this bit of the Hillsborough meteorite is rich in salts and came from near the…
A superconductivity record that stood for 30 years has been broken
For more than 30 years, one number stood as a stubborn barrier in superconductivity research: 133 kelvin, or…
A chemistry lab that runs itself to find the perfect reaction
]]> An inexpensive robotic chemistry laboratory can help to speed up repetitive but crucial experiments to optimize a…
Synchrotron safety data and the hunt for dark matter
image: ©Evgeniy Lyachenko | iStock A researcher at Tokyo Metropolitan University has discovered that standard synchrotron safety monitoring…
Laser pulses reveal ‘rugby ball’ shape of Universe’s heaviest atoms
Some of the heaviest atoms in the universe barely exist long enough to be studied, but scientists have…
Here’s What Scientists Found When They Cooked Up Their Own ‘Mercury Rocks’
When studying Venus and Mars, Earth’s neighbors in the inner solar system, scientists often rely on what we…
Quantum computers still struggle with chemistry’s hardest calculations
One of the biggest promises of quantum computing is the ability to simulate molecules with unprecedented accuracy. If…
Shrinking the carbon footprint of chemical manufacturing with lasers, solar radiation
Researchers have found a way to use solar energy to power a key chemical reaction that drives many…
High-temperature superconducting dome mapped in nickelate thin films
Physicists hunting for new superconductors often look for a very specific shape hidden in their data—a dome. In…