52 articles
Explore the universe and the lab. Breaking news on space missions, physics discoveries, and the scientific breakthroughs changing humanity.
Inventions Discoveries
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how scientists discover and characterize new materials, with open-source platforms now enabling researchers to compress weeks of analysis into minutes and accelerate the path from laboratory discovery to industrial application....
Energy Sources
Imagine sunlight zapping organic toxins from water at triple the speed—researchers just made it real with aluminum-boosted TiO2 photocatalysts....
Physics Chemistry
Imagine decoding a quantum algorithm's black box with everyday AI tricks—researchers just did it for Grover's search, turning circuit chaos into crystal-clear concepts....
Inventions Discoveries
Neuromorphic computers, mimicking human brains, are shockingly good at solving complex physics equations once reserved for power-hungry supercomputers....
Inventions Discoveries
AI is slashing the brutal timelines of cancer drug discovery, pinpointing druggable protein pockets from 3D structures faster than ever before....
Astronomy & Earth
China's successful Long March-10 rocket and Mengzhou spacecraft tests mark a pivotal advance in its crewed lunar ambitions, positioning it squarely against NASA's Artemis program....
Energy Sources
Researchers introduce a probabilistic hesitant fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method to select optimal renewable energy microgrid architectures, boosting sustainability in remote areas....
Astronomy & Earth
As humans spend longer in space, experts warn that reproductive health risks from radiation and microgravity demand immediate attention and ethical guidelines....
Physics Chemistry
Researchers have developed a machine learning interatomic potential that accurately models the structural properties of iron oxides, a vital class of materials with complex behaviors....
Inventions Discoveries
A NASA-led analysis of Curiosity rover data shows long-chain organic molecules on Mars in quantities hard to explain without biological origins....
Astronomy & Earth
Firefly Aerospace advances preparations for its Alpha rocket's seventh flight, dubbed Stairway to Seven, marking a key return-to-flight milestone from Los Angeles....
Astronomy & Earth
A landmark analysis of Cassini spacecraft data reveals that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus exerts electromagnetic influence across more than 504,000 km—reshaping our understanding of how small celestial bodies shape planetary environments....
Energy Sources
Researchers achieve homogeneous integration of 2D material-based optoelectronic neurons and ferroelectric synapses, enabling high-energy-efficiency dynamic vision processing at the edge....
Energy Sources
New adaptive deep Q-network optimizes task offloading in mobile edge computing, slashing energy use for IoT devices amid growing edge-cloud demands....
Astronomy & Earth
Episode 196 of This Week In Space features Rice University's Scott Solomon discussing humanity's push to expand to Mars and adapt to alien worlds....
Astronomy & Earth
Discovered in January 2026, Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) heads to perihelion on April 4. Will it survive as a bright sky show?...
Physics Chemistry
Researchers explore time-space fractional Boussinesq equation, uncovering soliton structures and nonlinear wave behaviors vital for fluid dynamics....
Inventions Discoveries
New AI-driven image processing pipeline enables rapid analysis of millions of distinct nanoparticles on chips, slashing characterization time by 25x....
Energy Sources
Elon Musk vows to launch data centers into orbit running on constant solar power, but experts question the technical and economic hurdles amid rising AI demands....
Inventions Discoveries
Advanced neutron and X-ray tomography uncovers concealed water in the famous Miller Range 03346 nakhlite, suggesting localized ice melt rather than vast hydrothermal systems on ancient Mars....
Astronomy & Earth
James Webb Space Telescope's spectrometers cover 5-28 µm but cannot detect all substances. Learn which gases and molecules it identifies in space....
