This still from the simulation shows a supermassive black hole, or quasar, surrounded by a swirling disk of material called an accretion disk. Credit: Caltech/Phil Hopkins group A team of astrophysicists led by Caltech has for the first time successfully simulated the journey of primordial gas from the early universe to the stage where it … Read more
The tiny roundworm C. elegans is the subject of a new study examining 3’UTRs. These short segments of RNA play a crucial role in regulating genes. The resulting map, the product of 20 years of research, is the most complete dataset of its kind for any animal and will help advance our understanding of gene … Read more
Credit: Harrison Haines from Pexels The remarkable aurora in early May of this year showed the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but every now and then the sun does something much more destructive. These explosions of protons, which come directly from the sun’s surface and are known as “solar particle events,” can … Read more
An adult male brown knot spider (Latrodectus geometricus). Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Invasive brown widow spiders on three continents were heavily infected with a single strain of Rhabdochlamydia, a bacterium related to major human and animal pathogens including chlamydia. However, a bite from these spiders will not infect humans with chlamydia. Until now, … Read more
L1527 and Protostar (MIRI image). Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute The cosmos seems to come to life with a crackling explosion of pyrotechnics in this new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Taken with Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), this fiery hourglass marks the scene of a very young object in the process of becoming … Read more
Image shows a Hamiltonian cycle (visited atoms not shown). Credit: University of Bristol In new research, physicists have harnessed the power of chess to design a series of intricate mazes that could eventually be used to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Their unique labyrinthine creations, inspired by the knight’s moves on a … Read more
Diagram of H3+ production in Jupiter. Aurora H3+ emission near the magnetic poles is caused by precipitating electrons, and extreme UV radiation from the sun irradiates the day side and dominates H3+ production near the equator. No significant H3+ is expected at low latitudes on the nightside, making it an ideal DM signal area. Credit: … Read more
All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase. Click here to find out more Thousands of mobile phones are stolen in the UK every year. One phone is stolen in London alone every four minutes. While … Read more
The team’s on-chip levitation platform. a, The top optical layer consists of two orthogonal pairs of split single-mode optical fibers. One of the pairs (along y) creates a standing wave at λy = 1,550 nm, while the second pair (along x) creates a standing wave at λx = 1,064 nm. The distances between the fibers … Read more
Devconf.cz This year, in addition to the usual in-depth technical presentations on Linux at Red Hat’s Devconf.cz developer conference, there were also several people on hand to promote AI-related projects and the techies’ previous favorites: blockchain projects. The promise of these projects is that they will change the world and free us from burdensome financial … Read more