A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

Imagine hearing a sound that began its journey before our galaxy even existed. That is what astronomers are doing now. They ...

Researchers found that rather than washing pathogens away, strong fluid currents act as "guide rails" that align bacteria and accelerate ...

Learning a new language can be a tricky affair. Thankfully, we now have countless translation apps that make navigating foreign places much easier. But sometimes, those same tools do the exact ...

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The legacy analog imaging technology continues to power cutting-edge aerosol particle analysis at ETH Zurich.

The earliest acoustic vibrations in the cosmos weren’t exactly sound – they travelled at half the speed of light and there ...

BitFlow, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance frame grabbers and a business unit of Advantech, today highlights ...

Small household appliances with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors—such as hairdryers, toasters and air fryers—are significant sources of ultrafine particles (UFP) that may pose health risks ...