By Rich Haridy – 6th Place winner. Small white hair spider. Javier Rupérez. – Nikon’s Small World competition has been running for nearly 50 years and it is one of the most compelling and reliably spectacular photo contests in the world. Focusing on the …
Scientists can now trick the immune system using tiny tech. By Alexandra Pattillo – Diseases like celiac, type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis have no cure and are notoriously hard to treat, but a sneaky way to trick the immune system into operating …
By Ben Coxworth – Although not yet trialled on babies, the pacifier has been tested on diabetic adults. University of California-San Diego. – Because of infants’ soft, sensitive skin, it’s generally not a good idea to rig them up with medical biosensors that …
By Rich Haridy – Overall Winner 2019, plus Winner in Behaviour: Mammals. Early spring on the alpine meadowland of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, in China’s Qilian Mountains National Nature Reserve. Yongqing Bao / Wildlife Photographer of the Year. – The winners of the fifty-sixth …
Renewables powered by pastry could help the grass grow. By Mike Brown – A morning croissant could hold the answer to the planet’s energy problems. Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed a dielectric capacitor with the ability to store more …
By Adam Williams – Steampunk is currently installed in Estonia’s Tallinn Architecture Biennial event. Tonu Tunnel. – Installed at this year’s Tallinn Architecture Biennial event in Estonia, Steampunk is an impressive-looking pavilion that has been painstakingly created by steam-bending lengths of hardwood. The …
A light-based machine could hold the answers. By Mike Brown – A quantum computer with a processor made entirely out of laser lights offers “extreme scalability,” its creators claim. The prototype design, 10 years in the making, could offer a more promising approach …
By Bridget Borgobello – The yurt home features wooden floorboards and open lounge area. Bryan Aulick. – Portland couple Zach Both and Nicole López have recently finished building their very own impressive yurt home with an interior loft garden. What’s more the couple have …
By Nick Lavars – Screen grab from a high-frame rate video depicting violent flares at the heart of a black hole. University of Southampton. – Advances in imaging technology are allowing researchers to observe scientific phenomena in exciting new ways, both here on Earth …
By Michael Irving – The team who discovered the stable new form of plutonium, standing with the ROBL spectrometer that confirmed the find. K. Kvashnina/ESRF. – A team of scientists has discovered a new, stable form of plutonium – and done so by accident. …
