Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions
We are all used to the idea that simpler units in nature interact to form complex structures. Take, for example,…
The Robonauts
Robonaut is a humanoid robot, part of a development project conducted by the Dexterous Robotics Laboratory at NASA’s Lyndon B….
What is a Tesla coil?
Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1899. It is used to produce…
Learning galaxies
Interaction between galaxies Stars within a galaxy do not collide because the distance between them is 100,000 to millions of…
The sky above the Azores shows us a phenomenon always present but difficult to see: the airglow
It is one of the many events that can happen when the Earth is hit by particles from the…
What are the Quasiparticles?
Quasiparticles (related to fermions) and collective excitations (related to bosons) are emergent phenomena that occur when a microscopically complicated system…
These galaxies cannot form new stars and astronomers don’t know why
Some of the oldest and most massive galaxies in the universe have mysteriously lost the ability to produce new stars…
Climate Models Can’t Reproduce the Early-2000s Global Warming Slowdown – Scientists Explain Why
A recent study led by Dr. Wei and Dr. Qiao from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources…
Crab nebula in different band
1000 years ago, a gigantic explosion lit up the Earth’s sky. It was in the constellation of Taurus a star…
Nukuoro atoll
Thanks to their privileged observation point, the astronauts of the International Space Station can admire the most remote places on…