You may know them as Siri or Alexa. Dubbed personal assistants, these smart devices are attentive listeners. Say just a few words, and they’ll play a favorite song or lead… Read More »A new audio system confuses smart devices that try to eavesdrop
New study finds star-forming cloud’s magnetic field is curiously twisted. Researchers believe a newborn star moved into another young star’s stellar envelope to form a binary star system. The interloper… Read More »Wandering star disrupts stellar nursery
Researchers suggests that mistletoe viscin’s ultra-stiff flexible fibers, which adhere to both skin and cartilage as well as to various synthetic materials, could have a range of applications — both… Read More »A biological super glue from mistletoe berries?
A new study argues that renewable energy certificates — a market-based tool that certifies the bearer owns one megawatt hour of electricity produced from renewable energy sources — generally do… Read More »Companies’ use of renewable energy certificates masks inaction on carbon emissions
Researchers have managed to observe and characterize dynamic assembly of metallic atoms using an ingenious combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy and a video-based tracking. By visualizing short-lived molecules, such… Read More »Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions