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The first direct visualization of the shape of a photon has been created. These particles of light are impossible to photograph, but UK physicists have now calculated their wave function to produce an accurate image of a photon as it’s emitted.
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Italian and Japanese researchers have developed a novel method to free copper wire from its PVC coating, by treating electric cables with microwaves. The technique could go a long way towards helping tackle the growing problem of e-waste.
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Forget LEDs, researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new type of incandescent light bulb. The device is capable of emitting elliptically polarized light, described as "twisted" light.
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
January 20, 2025 | David SzondyGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor. -
Mystery of summer-killing volcano solved
January 19, 2025 | David SzondyA climatic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, scientists have concluded that the dark, chilly year of 1831 was due to the massive eruption of a volcano north of Japan. -
Moon, Mars and beyond: The year in space 2024
January 18, 2025 | David Szondy2024 has been a year in space that has seen successes, failures, a clutch of firsts, and some goodbyes – not to mention a long-distance probe rescue, spacesuits on the catwalk, and a couple of cosmic oddities. Let's have a look back. -
21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links
January 17, 2025 | Michael FrancoIn what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very much like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor. -
Penguins mate for life? Sorry, science is here to destroy this fairytale
January 17, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonA 13-year study of tiny penguins in Australia has dispelled the long-held myth that these seabirds mate for life, with the 'divorce rate' nearly 10 times that of the current statistics for US adults. And, not surprisingly, it all comes down to kids. -
Video: New Glenn rocket blasts into orbit
January 16, 2025 | David SzondyAnother major contender has entered the launch business as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket roared into orbit today. At 2:03 am EST, the heavy launcher lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. -
Watch: Seventh Starship launch ends with vehicle vanishing
January 16, 2025 | David SzondyIt was 50% success today as SpaceX's Starship 7 mission lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas at 4:36 pm CST and ended with the second capture landing of the giant Super Heavy first stage and the unexplained loss of the Starship second stage. -
Frothy silver foam and fusion-grade lasers create world's brightest X-ray
January 15, 2025 | David SzondyA frothy breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), using lasers with a silver metal foam that's as light as air, has created the brightest yet X-ray source ever, twice as brilliant as that of anything previous. -
New "giant marine pillbug" looks like Darth Vader and tastes like lobster
January 14, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhat has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant isopod, and should you happen to be in Vietnam sometime soon, you can buy one and eat it. -
'Thermochromorph' art changes with the temperature
January 09, 2025 | Michael IrvingImagine having a picture on your wall that completely changes when the room gets too warm. Engineers at MIT have created a new printing technology called Thermochromorph to make full-color images that switch in response to temperature.
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