Researchers at the University of Nottingham’s Rolls-Royce UTC in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology have developed an ultra-thin soft robot that can crawl, climb, squeeze through narrow gaps, and even swim. The Thin Soft Robot (TS-robot) has a thickness of just 1.7mm, making it ideal for navigating complex machinery and challenging environments. The TS-robot’s unique design … Read more
The concept of a simulated reality has been a staple in science fiction for decades, but it seems that this idea may be closer to fact than fiction. The simulation theory suggests that our reality is actually an advanced computer simulation created by a higher being or future civilization. This idea has gained traction among … Read more
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in France that sheds new light on the evolution and extinction of Neanderthals. The partial skeleton of an adult male, nicknamed Thorin, has been found to belong to a previously unknown line of European Neanderthals that evolved apart from other populations for nearly 50,000 years. The DNA analysis shows … Read more
Scientists have discovered a potential new source of antibiotics in the depths of the Arctic Ocean. Researchers analyzed samples collected during an expedition to the Arctic in 2020 and found that marine microbes called actinobacteria produce substances that can stop harmful bacteria from growing and causing disease. The team tested hundreds of unknown compounds extracted … Read more
Researchers at MIT have made significant progress in the field of quantum physics by recreating the quantum Hall effect using an ultracold cloud of sodium atoms instead of electrons. This achievement allows scientists to study this phenomenon on a more manageable scale, opening up new possibilities for exploring the mysteries of the quantum world. The … Read more
A sophisticated cyber attack campaign has been launched against Iraqi government networks, according to a new analysis from cybersecurity firm Check Point. The attacks, attributed to the Iran-state sponsored threat actor OilRig (also known as APT34), targeted organizations such as the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The campaign employs a new … Read more
A recent collaboration between the Subaru Telescope and NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has led to the discovery of a potential new population of small astronomical objects in the Kuiper Belt. This finding is crucial for understanding the formation of our solar system. New Horizons, launched in 2006, flew by Pluto in 2015 and another Kuiper … Read more
Researchers in the UK have taken a significant step towards understanding dark matter, making up about 85% of the universe’s mass. They are building “the world’s largest and most advanced rare-particle detector” to search for dark matter particles and other elusive physics phenomena. The new instrument will be ten times larger than the current leading … Read more
Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Voxalytic GmbH have developed a groundbreaking method to determine the chiral structure of molecules using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. This innovation could revolutionize the process of developing new drugs, making it faster and more efficient. Chirality refers to the unique spatial arrangement of atoms in … Read more
Physicists at the University of Bonn and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau have successfully studied the dimensional crossover from one to two dimensions in a harmonically trapped gas of photons. The researchers created a dye microcavity with polymer nanostructures providing the trapping potential for the photon gas, which was then cooled and condensed. By modifying the … Read more