Search results for relativity

Space Exploration Jun 18, 2024

Nations realize they need to take risks or lose the race to the moon

The NASA-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the moon since Apollo 17's Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972.

Planetary Sciences Jun 18, 2024

In the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets, says new research

Scientists around the world are constantly on the hunt for planets outside our solar system that could potentially provide a habitable environment for life.

Evolution Jun 18, 2024

Unexpected diversity of light-sensing proteins goes beyond vision in frogs

Frogs have maintained a surprising diversity of light-sensing proteins over evolutionary time, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher. Light-sensing proteins, called opsins, enable vision in sighted animals, ...

Biotechnology Jun 18, 2024

250-million-year-old fossil seen anew with modern technology

Details of an ancient cousin of modern-day mammals are being revealed for the first time. Hi-tech scanning of an ancient fossil, which was captured in sandstone around 252–254 million years ago, is giving experts valuable ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 18, 2024

Simple tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically-responsive materials

The exploration of mechanophores continues to expand the practical application of these molecules in materials science, organic synthesis, and pharmaceuticals due to their ability to change physically or chemically in response ...

Quantum Physics Jun 17, 2024

Study proposes new constraints on exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions between electron spins

A research team has utilized solid-state spin quantum sensors to scrutinize exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions (SSIVDs) at short force ranges, reporting new experimental results between electron spins. Their ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 17, 2024

AI shows how field crops develop: Software can simulate future growth based on a single initial image

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed software that can simulate the growth of field crops. To do this, they fed thousands of photos from field experiments into a learning algorithm. This enabled the algorithm ...

Agriculture Jun 17, 2024

Tanzania fertilizer use increased after intervention, but changes were not sustained, study shows

Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to use very small amounts of fertilizer, limiting their crop productivity. A 2016 intervention in Tanzania increased farmers' fertilizer use and their crop yields. However, a ...

Space Exploration Jun 17, 2024

Warp drives could generate gravitational waves

Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos? We're in no position to eliminate the possibility. But if our distant descendants ever do, it won't involve dilithium crystals, and Scottish accents will have evaporated ...

Astronomy Jun 17, 2024

Einstein's other theory of gravity could have the recipe to relieve 'Hubble trouble'

A recent study has investigated teleparallel gravity and its potential to resolve tension surrounding the expansion of the universe in a way that general relativity can't.

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