VICE: After decades of effort, scientists have finally discovered the secret mechanism that powers the brightest light shows in the universe, which are emitted by absurdly energetic beams that…
Scientific American: Close your eyes and imagine “space,” and there’s a good chance your mind will pull up a picture taken by Hubble. The space telescope became a household name in the 1990s as the images it captured appeared on TV…
IEEE Spectrum: By adding periodic nanostructures that look like egg-crate foam to tandem solar cells made of silicon and perovskites, researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany have achieved a certified efficiency of 29.8 percent. This was the world record for…
The Guardian: In late November, a top-level meeting of European science ministers will convene in Paris. Their job is to decide the next priorities for the European Space Agency (Esa), of which the UK is still a member, and one of…
IEEE Spectrum: The world’s largest camera sits within a nondescript industrial building in the hills above San Francisco Bay. If all goes well, this camera will one day fit into the heart of the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile….
