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Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Saturday 19 2024

To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

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A fusion experiment ran so hot that the wall materials facing the plasma retained defects. Christophe Roux/...
Wednesday 28 2024

New forms of steel for stronger, lighter cars

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Automakers are tweaking production processes to create a slew of new steels with just the right properties, allowing them to build cars tha...
Saturday 13 2024

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior

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A Martian meteorite in cross-polarized light. This meteorite is dominated by the mineral olivine. Each grain is about half a m...
Sunday 02 2024

I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear, sharp photos help me study energetic black holes

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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray emissions from astronomical events. NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan ...
Sunday 21 2024

Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

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Gamma-ray bursts, as shown in this illustration, come from powerful astronomical events. NASA, ESA and M....
Sunday 31 2024

Lessons from sports psychology research

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Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure By Tom Siegfried Sin...
Monday 25 2024

An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses

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A solar eclipse approaching totality. AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File Cassandra Runyon , College of Charleston an...
Wednesday 13 2024

Total solar eclipses, while stunning, can damage your eyes if viewed without the right protection

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Solar eclipses don’t come around often, but make sure to view these rare events with eclipse glasses to protect your vision. ...
Sunday 25 2024

Making sense of many universes

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Q&A — Theoretical physicist John Donoghue The idea of a multiverse — multiple realms of space differing in basic properties of physics ...