[ad_1] Locust swarms are not often associated with good omens, but when it comes to designing a better vision for sophisticated computers like those inside self-driving cars, scientists say there is an important lesson to be learned. These insects can move together in massive swarms of millions without even having a mudguard, thanks to a … Read more
[ad_1] The Somali sengi, a relative of the aardvarks and elephants, has been spotted by researchers not in Somalia, but in neighboring Djibouti. Steven Heritage | Duke University Lemur Center For over 50 years the mouse-sized Somali sengi was considered a lost species. Turns out it wasn’t. The Somali sengi – a kind of elephant … Read more
[ad_1] By: Express News Service | Pune | Updated: Aug 25, 2020 11:02:28 AM This is a very important clue to the end of the dark ages of the Universe and of light in the Universe, said Dr Somak Raychaudhury, director of IUCAA. (Representation) In a major breakthrough, a global team led by scientists from … Read more
[ad_1] There may be more than 100 billion “rogue planets” drifting through the Milky Way without being tethered to a star, new research has suggested. The floating planets travel aimlessly in space because they are not connected to any sun or star. A new NASA mission tries to count the number of rogue planets – … Read more
[ad_1] Shown with its main mirror fully extended, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the largest and most complex space science telescope NASA has ever built. Credit: NASA / Chris Gunn The test teams have successfully passed a critical milestone to demonstrate that NASAof James Webb Space Telescope will respond to commands once in space. … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Every now and then over the course of life’s history a new trait evolves that leads to an explosion of diversity in a group of organisms. Take wings, for example. Each group of animals that made them evolve transformed into a multitude of different species: birds, bats, insects and pterosaurs. … Read more
[ad_1] We are already picking up more signals from deep space. Danielle Futselaar In June of this year, astronomers have found a rapid radio burst (FRB), FRB 121102, repeating itself on a regular basis, somewhere in deep space. This was only the second time that a radio burst with a discernible repeating pattern had been … Read more
[ad_1] MIT researchers have developed a simple, inexpensive technology to deliver powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes. The technology, which is described in an article published today in the journal Advanced health materials, allows the injection of drugs at high concentration and other therapies subcutaneously. It was … Read more
[ad_1] Astronomers researching the mysterious Fast Radio Burst (FRB) 121102 have confirmed that the powerful phenomenon has a predictable cycle, which may allow us to find out exactly what is causing it once and for all. First discovered in 2012, the FRB is located in a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light years away, making it … Read more
[ad_1] This device, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, is an important step towards achieving artificial photosynthesis – a process that mimics the ability of plants to convert sunlight into energy. It is based on advanced “ photo foil ” technology and converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into oxygen and formic … Read more