AuthorEarth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File Earth’s moon will soon have some company—a “mini…
‘We nicknamed it Eddy’: What do schools and teachers think of AI in classrooms?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might…
Designing multifunctional framework materials for sustainable photocatalysis
Rational design of framework materials incorporating photosensitizers and catalysts leads to highly efficient and reusable photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis and organic transformations, promising to lead to more efficient and sustainable…
SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts
SpaceX has been flying regular missions every six months to allow the rotation of ISS crews. A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving…
Bears have learned to open doors in California town
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Owning a home in Southern California isn’t just a dream for humans. Apparently, the bears want in on the market too. Just ask residents and city…
Observations explore the nature of transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038
Average spectrum of J1023 normalized to the emission of the continuum. The emission lines studied in this work are highlighted. Credit: Messa et al., 2024. Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias…
Green and digital transitions are putting environmental problems on the back burner, says study
Graphical summary of the coupling of environmental and digital policies. Credit: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space (2024). DOI: 10.1177/25148486241258046 The European Green Deal is a package of political…
High-energy-density cubic gauche nitrogen successfully synthesized at atmospheric pressure
Researchers synthesize high-energy-density cubic gauche nitrogen at atmospheric pressure. Credit: Wang Xianlong A research group led by Prof. Wang Xianlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese…
Machine learning accelerates discovery of high-temperature alloys
The ML-based framework for the MOO design of RHEAs. Credit: Cheng Wen et al. In a study recently published in Engineering, scientists from the University of Science and Technology Beijing,…
Inverse-design method enhances performance and reliability of on-chip spectrometers
(a–c) Examples of CSSSs utilizing disordered photonic chips with brute force and random selection of structural parameters. (d–g) Spectrum reconstruction by four randomly designed spectrometers (S1–S4). Credit: Ang Li et…
