Category: 9. Sci-Tech

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is an important technology for converting carbon-rich resources such as coal, natural gas, and biomass into clean fuels and high-value chemicals through synthesis gas. Iron-based catalysts are widely used…

Imagine the universe sending out a cosmic Morse code, brief, blinding flashes of radio waves that last just milliseconds but pack more energy than our Sun emits in days. These are Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, and they’re among the most baffling…

A Russian satellite crash landed in a field south west of Moscow earlier this month while carrying some unusual cargo: about 1,500 flies, 75 mice, seeds, a bunch of microbes, and various cell tissues.

The Bion-M No 2 satellite’s mission…

Among the most exciting of recently recognised dinosaurs are the megaraptorans, a mostly Southern Hemisphere group of predatory dinosaurs, or theropods, famed for their massive hand claws.

And this week sees the publication of a new megaraptoran…

When six aircraft criss-crossed the skies over the…

Protein-based quantum bits (qubits) could be the key to accelerating biological research at the smallest of scales, thanks to a new scientific breakthrough.

Researchers from the University of Chicago have discovered a way to turn a fluorescent…

Interference from human activity has always been a sticking point in astronomical observations. Radio astronomy is notoriously sensitive to unintentional interference – hence why there are “radio silent” zones near telescopes where…