A Plastic Motor Just Defied a Century of Engineering Assumptions
Electrostatic forces enable low-voltage actuation without relying on rare …
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Webb Space Telescope Passes Critical Deployment Milestone: Sunshield Takes Shape
With the successful extension of Webb’s second sunshield mid-boom, the observatory ha…
NASA Webb Space Telescope: First of Two Sunshield Mid-Booms Deploys
The Webb mission operations team has extended the first of the sunshield’s two “arms”…
Turning Up the Heat: Thermal Energy Storage Could Help Decarbonize Buildings
Berkeley Lab research efforts in advanced materials and cost analyses give major boos…
Do Hangover Cures Work? Here’s the Latest Scientific Research Review
A new systematic review has found only very low-quality evidence that substances clai…
Science Made Simple: What Are Neutron Stars?
A giant star faces several possible fates when it dies in a supernova. That star can …
Iodine in Desert Dust Destroys Ozone – Could Prolong Greenhouse Gas Lifetimes
New CU Boulder study shows iodine from desert dust can decrease ozone air pollution b…
Do Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Help Prevent Depression? Here’s What the Latest Clinical Trial Results Say
New research findings help clarify mixed results from previous studies. Results from …
These Tiny Birds Became Giants on Remote Scottish Islands
Remote Scottish islands turned tiny wrens into giant birds that may be evo…
Scientists Say Frequent Ejaculation May Improve Sperm Quality and Fertility
Stored sperm may age faster than reproductive medicine has assumed, sugges…
A Plastic Motor Just Defied a Century of Engineering Assumptions
Electrostatic forces enable low-voltage actuation without relying on rare …
These Tiny Birds Became Giants on Remote Scottish Islands
Remote Scottish islands turned tiny wrens into giant birds that may be evo…