Quirky Science

Quirky Science

Illuminating Origin of Organics

NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently detected organic-rich areas on Ceres. Scientists evaluated the geology of the regions to conclude that the organics are most likely native to the dwarf planet.

8y ago

Printable Solar Cells Just Got a Little Closer

A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper.

8y ago

QUIRKY SCIENCE

A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team led by

8y ago

Life without Oxygen

There is a long established idea that oxygen is the prerequisite element for the creation of life on earth.

8y ago

The Discovery of Time Crystals

Recently physicists have discovered a whole new form of matter, It is four dimensional matter called time crystal. Normal crystals, like diamonds, are an atomic lattice that repeats in space.

8y ago

2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally

Earth's 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

8y ago

Robot Helps the Heart Beat

Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital researchers have developed a customisable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

8y ago

QUIRKY SCIENCE

Feeding is paramount to the survival of almost every animal, and just about every living organism is eaten by another.

8y ago

Printable Solar Cells Just Got a Little Closer

A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper.

8y ago

Illuminating Origin of Organics

NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently detected organic-rich areas on Ceres. Scientists evaluated the geology of the regions to conclude that the organics are most likely native to the dwarf planet.

8y ago

QUIRKY SCIENCE

A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team led by

8y ago

The Discovery of Time Crystals

Recently physicists have discovered a whole new form of matter, It is four dimensional matter called time crystal. Normal crystals, like diamonds, are an atomic lattice that repeats in space.

8y ago

Life without Oxygen

There is a long established idea that oxygen is the prerequisite element for the creation of life on earth.

8y ago

Robot Helps the Heart Beat

Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital researchers have developed a customisable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure.

8y ago

2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally

Earth's 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

8y ago

QUIRKY SCIENCE

Feeding is paramount to the survival of almost every animal, and just about every living organism is eaten by another.

8y ago

Black Hole Treasure Trove Revealed

An unparalleled image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is giving an international team of astronomers the best look yet at the growth of black holes over billions of years, which began soon after the Big Bang.

8y ago

Ice Berg Set to Calve from Larsen C Ice Shelf

A huge iceberg, roughly the size of the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom or the state of Delaware in the United States

8y ago