molecular

Gaze in Awe at This Breathtaking Hubble Image of an Outburst From a Baby Star

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An epic outburst from a baby star still in the process of forming has been captured in a spectacular Hubble image. Roughly 1,250 light-years away, in the Orion molecular cloud star-forming region, jets from a protostar are punching through the cloud at supersonic speeds, heating the gas and causing it to glow brightly. The result … Read more

The rise of the molecular machines set to make new wonder materials

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Machines made of atoms are being used to sew together new materials molecule by molecule, which could open the floodgates to all manner of innovation Technology 2 March 2022 By Katharine Sanderson   Graham Carter Simple molecular machines have existed for about two decades. Early examples include molecular wheels that could move along an axle, … Read more

What You Eat Has The Power to Reprogram Your Genes. An Expert Explains How

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People typically think of food as calories, energy, and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level.   This communication between food and genes may affect your health, physiology, and longevity. The idea … Read more

The Flame Nebula Blazes Like a Cosmic Bonfire in This Stunning New Image

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A new image of the Flame Nebula shows the interstellar cloud as we’ve never seen it before. A team of astronomers using the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope has captured the star-forming region in radio wavelengths, revealing details that we had never seen before.   The Flame Nebula, which is close to the famous Horsehead … Read more

Astronomers Discover One of The Biggest Structures Ever Seen in The Milky Way

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Roughly 13.8 billion years ago, our Universe was born in a massive explosion that gave rise to the first subatomic particles and the laws of physics as we know them. About 370,000 years later, hydrogen had formed, the building block of stars, which fuse hydrogen and helium in their interiors to create all the heavier … Read more

There’s a Cancer Treatment That Gives People ‘Night Vision’. Here’s How

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Among all the different types of cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy – where light is used to destroy malignant cells – might have one of the strangest side effects: Patients are often better able to see in the dark.   Last year, researchers finally figured out why this happens: Rhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein in the retinas in our eyes, interacts with … Read more