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Astronomy Oct 18, 2022

Scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings

Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the journal Icarus, will inform future investigations ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 27, 2022

Metasurface engineered to create three different images depending on illumination

Researchers have developed a metasurface device that can display three types of images depending on the illumination light. The three-channel device could be used as an anticounterfeiting measure or offer a new way to securely ...

Astronomy Sep 22, 2022

Reanalysis of data places new constraints on powerful extragalactic technosignatures

At the 2022 International Astronautical Congress in Paris, France, the University of Manchester and Breakthrough Listen (the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe) announced a reanalysis of existing ...

Ecology Sep 15, 2022

Honeybees are less likely to sting in larger groups

To sting or not to sting? An alarm pheromone plays a decisive role in bees' willingness to sting—and their group size, as scientists from the University of Konstanz have now shown

Astronomy Sep 15, 2022

Study: Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in James Webb data

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the universe with spectacular, unprecedented clarity. The observatory's ultrasharp infrared vision has cut through the cosmic dust to illuminate some of the earliest structures ...

Earth Sciences Sep 13, 2022

Researchers upgrade international nomenclature of landslide geometry

A common nomenclature of landslide geometry is the basis for describing and understanding landslides. A landslide is defined as the movement of rock, debris, or earth down a slope—a phenomenon in three-dimensions (3D) space. ...

Biochemistry Sep 7, 2022

Turning carbon dioxide into valuable products

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major contributor to climate change and a significant product of many human activities, notably industrial manufacturing. A major goal in the energy field has been to chemically convert emitted CO2 ...

Astronomy Sep 5, 2022

Red giant Betelgeuse was yellow some 2,000 years ago

An interdisciplinary team centered around a Jena astrophysicist utilized observations from antiquity to prove that Betelgeuse—the bright red giant star in the upper left of the constellation Orion—was yellow-orange some ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 5, 2022

Understanding how line widths in microcombs will enable more precise measurements

Microcombs have widely differing application areas—they can help us discover planets outside our solar system as well as track diseases in our bodies. New research results at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now ...

Condensed Matter Aug 25, 2022

Researchers find novel topology-correlation interplay in toy model system built from iridate superlattice

In topological physics, band topology often originates from spin-orbit interaction, which gives rise to complex hopping parameters. While this approach has enjoyed great success in non-interacting or weakly interacting electronic ...

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