Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
How missing nutrients rewire fly brains to seek out beneficial microbes
Cheese and chocolate may hold little culinary appeal for a fruit fly, yet for one deprived of nutrients,…
A second instrument on HWO could track down nearby Earth-size planets
Artist’s concept of the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio – eMITS/Walt Feimer, eMITS/Jenny McElligott, eMITS/Kim…
Artemis II orbits the moon
Matt Alderton  | Studio Gannett The last time human beings were anywhere near the moon, Richard Nixon was…
Is Venmo down? Banking issues reported by thousands amid AWS outage
Amazon Web Services outage downs Snapchat, Fortnite and more An Amazon Web Services outage has downed leading websites…
NASA-supported university programs offer cutting-edge small satellite projects
Robin Roenker  | Studio Gannett NASA’s University SmallSat Technology Partnership (USTP) initiative offers opportunities for university researchers to…
Overheating bat boxes place bats in mortal danger during heat waves
Credit: HitchHike from Pexels Staying cool during heat waves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could…
Quantum radio antenna uses Rydberg states for sensitive, all-optical signal detection
Experimental setup for controlling the quantum radio antenna. Credit: Michal Parniak, University of Warsaw A team from the…
Old-school material could power quantum computing and cut data center energy use
a) Phase-field simulated values of the in-plane polarization, Px, as a function of temperature, reflecting the degree of…
DNA signaling cascades offer a better way to monitor drug therapy at home
The sensing principle of these sensors is straightforward: The molecular target or drug to be monitored (shown in…
SpaceX’s 2nd Starship design ends final test. What is Version 3?
SpaceX has officially retired Version 2 of Starship after its most recent flight test Monday, Oct 13, from…
Starship flight 11. A look at the results of the first 10 launches.
The 11th flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, Oct. 13. The launch…