[ad_1] CMP modeling of COVID-19 infecting the human cell. Credit: Lucy Fallon, Laufer Center Over the past five decades, we’ve learned a lot about the secret life of proteins – how they work, what they interact with, the mechanisms that make them work – and the pace of discovery is accelerating. The first three-dimensional protein … Read more
[ad_1] This image shows cartoons and micrographs highlighting the new technique of in situ twistronics. Credit: Artem Mishchenko / University of Manchester A group of international researchers from the University of Manchester has revealed a new method that could fine-tune the angle – “twist” – between thin layers of atoms that form man-made exotic nanodevices … Read more
[ad_1] For millennia, human philosophers have held heated debates about precisely our place in the universe. Now we may have finally figured out where we are – at least geographically speaking. The first study of the entire southern sky was carried out by the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), a radio telescope created and … Read more
[ad_1] As Christians, we may have heard a lot about the Star of David that appeared when Jesus was born. But did you know that a certain astronomical phenomenon involving stars will occur at the end of December 2020? It is true. The planets Saturn and Jupiter will align on December 21 and form a … Read more
[ad_1] by the ARC Center of Excellence on Future Low Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) Credit: CC0 Public Domain Spin filtering could be the key to faster and more energy-efficient switching in future spintronics technology, allowing spin detection by electrical rather than magnetic means. A UNSW article published last month demonstrates spin detection using a spin … Read more
[ad_1] Before the end of 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will be so close that they will appear to form a “double planet”. The great conjunction, as the planetary alignment is known, has not happened for almost 800 years. When their orbits line up every 20 years, Jupiter and Saturn are extremely close to each other. … Read more
[ad_1] The most accurate 3D map of our Milky Way galaxy has been revealed by astronomers. The 3-D map of the Milky Way was created using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft which has been scanning stars since 2013. The hope is that the map sheds new light on how the galaxy we … Read more
[ad_1] Several volcanoes in the islands of the Four Mountains of Alaska. Picture: John Lyons / USGS As if we needed more heartbreaking good news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of islands in Alaska are actually part of a similar interconnected volcanic system seen in the park. Yellowstone National. Called … Read more
[ad_1] Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory was built in 1963 and was the world’s largest single-unit radio telescope until the FAST was built in China in 2016. After struggling with structural issues for some time, the dish eventually collapsed and the violent destruction was filmed. . The observatory was designed over a natural sinkhole, and the … Read more
[ad_1] This panorama image taken by the Chang’e 5 sample return lander shows one of the spacecraft’s landing legs on the lunar surface. Credit: CNSA Chinese officials said the Chang’e 5 mission completed drilling and sampling in a lunar lava plain on Wednesday evening, hours before the spacecraft’s robotic elevator was due to take off … Read more