Astrophysics

Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make ...

SIN May 16, 2024 0 46

The new Climate Fiction prize aims to reward the best novels about climate chang...

Surgeons can use AI chatbot to tell robots to help with suturing

Surgeons can use AI chatbot to tell robots to help with...

SIN May 16, 2024 0 49

A virtual assistant for surgeons translates text prompts into commands for a rob...

Einstein was right about the way matter plunges into black holes

Einstein was right about the way matter plunges into bl...

SIN May 16, 2024 0 39

For the first time, astronomers have observed the area right at the edge of a bl...

Cameras inspired by insect eyes could give robots a wider view

Cameras inspired by insect eyes could give robots a wid...

SIN May 16, 2024 0 50

Artificial compound eyes made without the need for expensive and precise lenses ...

Why it's vital we fight prejudices about the elderly once and for all

Why it's vital we fight prejudices about the elderly on...

SIN May 16, 2024 0 49

Ageism is a widespread global prejudice. It's about time we started acknowledgin...

Buildings that include weak points on purpose withstand more damage

Buildings that include weak points on purpose withstand...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 25

If a building is hit with an earthquake or explosives, the entire thing can coll...

Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C

Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 43

A solar energy absorber that uses quartz to trap heat reached 1050°C in tests an...

Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory breakthroughs

Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory ...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 43

Researchers aiming to create a secure quantum version of the internet need a dev...

OpenAI overtakes Google in race to build the future, but who wants it?

OpenAI overtakes Google in race to build the future, bu...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 31

With big announcements about the latest artificial intelligence models this week...

Will sucking carbon from air ever really help tackle climate change?

Will sucking carbon from air ever really help tackle cl...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 26

The direct air capture industry got a boost last week with the opening of Mammot...

Around half the world could lose easily accessible groundwater by 2050

Around half the world could lose easily accessible grou...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 20

In coming decades, major groundwater sources may become economically unfeasible ...

Frozen human brain tissue can now be revived without damage

Frozen human brain tissue can now be revived without da...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 45

Using a new approach, scientists have successfully frozen and thawed brain organ...

Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

SIN May 15, 2024 0 58

Animal life on Earth existed for over half a billion years before hominins hit t...

Huge jellyfish invasion could disrupt Arctic ecosystems as waters warm

Huge jellyfish invasion could disrupt Arctic ecosystems...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 45

The Arctic could see a surge of jellyfish as climate change leads to warmer wate...

One-day mental health workshop improves teenagers' mood for six months

One-day mental health workshop improves teenagers' mood...

SIN May 15, 2024 0 25

The one-day courses were particularly beneficial to those pupils with worse ment...

Flu vaccine for children linked to pneumonia risk for their relatives

Flu vaccine for children linked to pneumonia risk for t...

SIN May 14, 2024 0 19

The nasal flu vaccine may reduce cases of pneumonia illness in population over t...

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