Collaborate Disseminate
The supermassive black holes lurking at the center of most galaxies, including our own, are believed to have grown so big by gobbling up matter over billions of years. But a new study suggests they may have taken a shortcut, starting life as a hypothet… Continue reading Colossal primordial stars may have seeded supermassive black holes
Things don’t fall from the sky without a damn good reason. US lawyers Baum Hedlund, who specialize in litigation concerning transport accidents, lists human errors as the main reasons (53 percent) for aircraft crashes, followed by manufacturing defects… Continue reading Compact imaging system promises to reinvent monitoring of metal fatigue
Air conditioners and other cooling systems are among our biggest consumers of electricity, so finding ways to passively cool buildings will be important in our increasingly warmer future. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a p… Continue reading Electricity-free radiative system cools buildings and heats water
Sometimes, the best hifi gear is the gear you’ve already got. This is particularly the case in the cassette world, as high quality decks are long out of production. [Nick] liked his current rig, but wanted to be able to …read more
Astronomers have found a distant galaxy that has managed to continue making new stars despite the presence of a disruptive “cold quasar” raging at its core. The discovery was made using the airborne SOFIA telescope, which, mounted in the side of a spec… Continue reading Starbirth in spite of feasting black hole prompts galaxy evolution rethink
A team of UK scientists and engineers has demonstrated a novel technology for imaging the brains of infants and babies. The breakthrough is hoped to allow researchers new ways to investigate baby brain activity in natural environments without the need … Continue reading Novel imaging technology offers new way to study baby brain activity
While more and more consumer products are rushing to include WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the simplicity and reliability of infrared has kept it in the game in the game far longer than many might have thought. Despite being thinner and sleeker, the IR remote control that comes with your brand …read more
It’s human nature to be transfixed by clouds and all the strange shapes they swirl into, but we don’t have to be limited to Earthly skies. Jupiter offers some of the best cloud-watching in the solar system, and new Hubble images remind us why, revealin… Continue reading Hubble’s stunning new snaps of Jupiter reveal fresh storms brewing
Balloons may seem like an outdated mode of transportation, but for high-flying scientific instruments they’re making a comeback. NASA has unveiled ASTHROS, a new infrared telescope that will be carried to the edge of space by a balloon the size of a fo… Continue reading Stadium-sized balloon to carry NASA telescope to the edge of space
Over the last few weeks the media has been full of talk about NEOWISE, one of the brightest and most spectacular comets to ever pass through our solar system that you can still see if you hurry. While the excitement over this interstellar traveler is more than justified, it’s also …read more
Continue reading The WISE in NEOWISE: How a Hibernating Satellite Awoke to Discover the Comet