Searching for a Green Source of Helium
Helium as a gas may seem innocuous at first, but it sits at the center of several advanced…
The First Computers Were Made of… Lightbulbs?
The advent of the age of computers was ushered in by centuries of research into phenomena surrounding electricity.…
Ultrasound Tech Takes Science to New Heights Using “Microfluidic Platform”
Researchers have made a groundbreaking advancement in microfluidic technology, introducing a new platform that utilizes ultrasound to manipulate…
Scientists Successfully Synthesize “Cyclocenes” From “Sandwich” Compounds
Scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Marburg have achieved a groundbreaking milestone…
“Nuclear Receptor” Holds Key to Female Fertility, New Study Finds
A recent study by scientists at the Research Center in Reproduction and Fertility of Université de Montréal‘s Faculty…
Putting Pentagons Together
How many ways are there to put together some regular pentagons? The answers may be as puzzling as…
A Curiosity About… Spools?
There’s some interesting math to be seen in the action of unreeling a spool—just make sure to unspool…
How Did Sauropods Carry All That Neck?
Sauropods, or the long-necked dinosaurs, have long been the subject of intense research and imagining—and the mysteries surrounding…
The Bright and Brilliant World of Fireworks
For something that’s been around for likely hundreds of years, not many know of the interesting chemistry behind…
James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Water in Young Planet-Forming System
A groundbreaking study using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed that water might be present in rocky…