chemistry

The First New Horizons Study Reveals a Fascinating, Mysterious Pluto

Posted in Science on 16th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A few months after the Pluto flyby, the science is coming in.

New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto

Posted in Science on 9th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

'Understanding why water appears exactly where it does, and not in other places, is a challenge that we are digging into.'

Warmest ever superconductor works at Antarctic temperatures

Posted in Featured, Science on 4th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A material has been shown to transmit electricity with no resistance at the highest temperatures ever: the chilly conditions you might experience in Antarctica.

Drug used to treat cancer appears to sharpen memory

Posted in Science on 3rd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A drug that would sharpen your memory and help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease by rewiring the brain and keeping neurons alive?

A protein found in whales might make for better synthetic blood

Posted in Science on 2nd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Have you ever wondered how some whales stay underwater for up to two hours without coming up for air? Its because they use a highly stable protein called myoglobin.