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Astronomy Jan 8, 2024

COSMIC: Expanding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

In a groundbreaking cosmic quest, the SETI Institute's Commensal Open-Source Multimode Interferometer Cluster (COSMIC) at the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is expanding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence ...

Molecular & Computational biology Apr 27, 2023

Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots

For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons—to tie rope, braid hair, or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at tying knots and far superior—and faster—at untangling them.

Space Exploration Nov 16, 2022

NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA's mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights.

Space Exploration Nov 16, 2022

Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of exploration

NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis.

Optics & Photonics Aug 1, 2022

New optical switch could lead to ultrafast all-optical signal processing

Engineers at Caltech have developed a switch—one of the most fundamental components of computing—using optical, rather than electronic, components. The development could aid efforts to achieve ultrafast all-optical signal ...

Astronomy Mar 10, 2022

Exploring the Rubin Observatory's giant data acquisition system

When the Vera C. Rubin Observatory starts taking pictures of the night sky in a few years, its centerpiece 3,200 megapixel Legacy Survey of Space and Time camera will produce an enormous trove of data valuable to everyone ...

Space Exploration Nov 23, 2021

Prototype SETI hardware gets first data from VLA

A system designed to provide data from the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) for analysis in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has successfully acquired data from a VLA ...

Quantum Physics Aug 31, 2021

To develop quantum networks, the unique needs of industry must be considered and may provide a solution

Large-scale quantum networks have been proposed, but so far, they do not exist. Some components of what would make up such networks are being studied, but the control mechanism for such a large-scale network has not been ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 4, 2021

Lasers capable of transmitting signals at 224 gigabits per second, enough to achieve 800 gigabit ethernet

With the massive proliferation of data-heavy services, including high-resolution video streaming and conferencing, cloud services infrastructure growth in 2021 is expected to reach a 27% CAGR. Consequently, while 400 gigabit ...

Space Exploration Mar 13, 2021

Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia

Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after possibly getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system.

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