Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2021
ESA gets ready for double Venus flyby
Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo are set to make space history with two Venus flybys just 33 hours apart on 9 and 10 August.
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Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2021
Scientists harness the naturally abundant CRISPR-Cas system to edit superbugs
A research team led by Dr. Aixin Yan, Associate Professor from the Research Division for Molecular & Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Honorary Clinical Professor Patrick Cy Woo from the Department of ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 21, 2021
Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons
Nanomaterials have been used in a variety of emerging applications, such as in targeted pharmaceuticals or to bolster other materials and products such as sensors and energy harvesting and storage devices. A team in the McKelvey ...
Astronomy
Jul 20, 2021
Hubble returns to full science observations and releases new images
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in business, exploring the universe near and far. The science instruments have returned to full operation, following recovery from a computer anomaly that suspended the telescope's observations ...
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2021
Operations underway to restore payload computer on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
NASA has identified the possible cause of the payload computer problem that suspended Hubble Space Telescope science operations on June 13. The telescope itself and science instruments remain healthy and in a safe configuration.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 8, 2021
Icequakes likely rumble along geyser-spitting fractures in Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
Tidal stresses may be causing constant icequakes on Saturn's sixth largest moon Enceladus, a world of interest in the search for life beyond Earth, according to a new study. A better understanding of seismic activity could ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2021
Atmospheric acidity impacts oceanic ecology
Increased acidity in the atmosphere is disrupting the ecological balance of the oceans, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Optics & Photonics
Jul 5, 2021
Piezoelectric microelectromechanical system-based optical metasurfaces
Optical metasurfaces can unprecedently regulate versatile wavefronts at the subwavelength scale. Most well-established optical metasurfaces are, however, static and feature well-defined optical responses that are determined ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2021
Underwater seismometer can hear how fast a glacier moves
Scientists show that an ocean-bottom seismometer deployed close to the calving front of a glacier in Greenland can detect continuous seismic radiation from a glacier sliding, reminiscent of a slow earthquake.
Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2021
Exploring deep space: How can we get there safely and sustainably?
Once the sole dominion of sci-fi movies and novels, the subject of deep space exploration and interplanetary colonization has moved several steps closer to becoming a reality thanks to major advances in aerospace engineering, ...
