A Multiple-Impact Origin for the Moon

A Multiple-Impact Origin for the Moon

Jan 10, 2017 | Non classé

New simulations challenge the idea that the Moon was born of a single giant collision 09.01.2017 The formation of the Moon has remained something of a puzzle. A leading theory proposes a cataclysmic impact involving a Mars-sized object and a young Earth. But there are...
Very Cold, but Oh-So Sensitive

Very Cold, but Oh-So Sensitive

Jan 2, 2017 | Non classé

A nanothermometer is thousands of times better at detecting heat transfer at the atomic level 02.01.2017 Detecting heat transfer in a pristine graphene sample with the new nano-thermometer. Left: Optical image of graphene sample. Right: The thermal image reveals a...
One in a Thousand

One in a Thousand

Dec 21, 2016 | Non classé

Heating up: One ion and thousands of atoms, all at a millionth of a degree above absolute zero 19.12.2016 Fluorescence image of a single trapped Sr+ ion immersed in a cloud of 100,000 trapped Rb atoms. The ion is trapped by radio-frequency fields. The atoms are...
Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

Dec 17, 2016 | Non classé

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes 15.12.2016 What combinations of mutations help cancer cells survive? Which cells in the brain are involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s? How do immune cells...
Mystery of Super Flash Solved

Mystery of Super Flash Solved

Dec 15, 2016 | Non classé

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole 15.12.2016 When astronomers and astrophysicists observe flashes of light in the dark sky, they assume they have seen a supernova. Possibly a star has burnt...