International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Every year on September 16th, the world comes together to observe the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day, designated by the United Nations, reminds us…
Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather extreme place, a scorching hot gas giant a…
Smart fabric cancels noise: revolution on the way
Smart fabric: A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a significant breakthrough in the attenuation of unwanted noise, and it almost happened by accident.…
Kirin’s electric spoon leaps from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table
By Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an electrified spoon that researchers claim can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra…
Quantum Computing: what it is and why everyone is looking for it
Quantum computing, a revolutionary technology that harnesses the principles of quantum physics, is poised to perform calculations that are beyond the reach of classical computers. By processing information in parallel…
Biosimulytics named a 2024 EIT awards finalist
Biosimulytics, an Irish pharma software company and a spin-out from University College Dublin (UCD), is among nine (9) companies from across Europe, named as finalists in the 2024 European Institute…
Biomemory: revolutionizing data storage with DNA cards
In an ambitious leap forward for digital data storage, Paris-based startup Biomemory is unveiling its groundbreaking DNA Cards. This innovative product, a first of its kind for the general market, is set…
NASA unveils newly returned carbon-rich asteroid sample
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying…
Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for ‘quantum dots’ that bring coloured light to screens
By Niklas Pollard and Ludwig Burger STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Aleksey Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of tiny clusters…
Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid sample heads for Utah touchdown
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A NASA capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever collected from an asteroid is due to return to Earth on Sunday, expected to streak through…