Researchers at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology have reportedly found a way to synthesize starch directly from carbon dioxide. Achieved using only enzymes and raw materials, this new process, they report, is 10 times more…
Researchers are exploring how to achieve incredibly fast optical switching , controlling light with extreme speed , and a new study details a promising mechanism using indium nitride. Junjun Jia (Waseda University) and Minseok Kim and Yuzo…
At least three large pieces of space debris — old satellites and spent rocket stages — fall back to Earth every day on average, but researchers have only a very limited understanding of where these potentially dangerous fragments land and…
On the moon‘s extreme western rim, straddling the border with the lunar far side, a landmark nearly 600 miles wide almost completely escapes Earth’s view.
A colossal asteroid-like…
Many common products, including plastics and detergents, rely on chemical reactions that depend on catalysts made from precious metals such as platinum. These metals are effective but costly and limited in supply. For years, scientists have been…
Astronomers at the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have produced the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever assembled. The new image presents an extraordinary view of our galaxy as seen from the…
Astronomers at the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have produced the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever assembled. The new image presents an extraordinary view of our galaxy as seen from the…
An international team of astronomers led by researchers from Waseda University and Tohoku University has identified an unusual quasar in the early Universe that contains one of the fastest-growing supermassive black holes known for its size. Data…
Deep in the cold, dusty spaces between stars where no planets exist and no sunlight shines, astronomers have uncovered a chemical giant that shouldn’t be there, but is. Scientists have detected the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever found in…
New research suggests that the giant ancestors of modern kangaroos may not have been as limited in their movement as once believed. Some of these prehistoric species are thought to have weighed up to 250 kilograms, yet a study published in…