Articles tagged with "Physics & Engineering"

Sort by

ESA opens calls for ISS lab upgrade

October 14, 2019
The European Space Agency is looking for industry help to upgrade the Columbus laboratory aboard the International Space Station.

Playing it for laughs

October 14, 2019
We catch-up with presenter, comedian and science outreacher extraordinaire Helen Arney to talk stand-up, singing and cabaret.

Innovation and sustainability for your lab

October 14, 2019
Source new technologies, future-proof your laboratory and find out ways to make procurement sustainable at this year's Lab Innovations show. The free-to-attend event returns to the NEC on 30th-31st October...

Saturn surpasses Jupiter as ‘moon king’

October 10, 2019
Another 20 moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, each around five kilometres, or three miles, in diameter.

Nobel physics prize awarded for cosmology and exoplanet discovery

October 8, 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology and Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting...

Andromeda’s galaxy-gobbling past

October 4, 2019
Our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda has engulfed several smaller galaxies, likely within the last few billion years.

US Army project sets quantum entanglement record

September 30, 2019
A new record has been set for the transfer of quantum entanglement between matter and light, which could be important for developing quantum internet networks.

SERC experiments show CO2 stunts wetlands

September 27, 2019
While CO2 is essential for plant growth, excessive CO2 in the atmosphere is stunting growth in marsh plants, according to findings from experiments at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in...

Nanolaser functions inside living human tissue

September 26, 2019
A US team has developed a nanolaser that can operate in confined spaces such as quantum circuits, microprocessors or even living tissue.

Pin It on Pinterest