The interaction of silver materials with light is well-known as the basis of film photography. But, there are much more ...

A thermochromic film embedded with size-optimized microcapsules autonomously switches between passive heating and cooling ...

A multi-institution research team has discovered a metallic material that conducts heat nearly three times more efficiently ...

In “Billionaire Science, for Better or Worse” [From the Editor], David M. Ewalt suggests that with cuts to government funding ...

A company called Reflect Orbital wants to illuminate the Earth after sunset with orbital sky mirrors, raising alarm bells.

Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling ...

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

The research identifies metallic theta-phase tantalum nitride (TaN₍θ₎) as the fastest heat-conducting metal ever measured. Led by Yongjie Hu of UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering, the ...

A California startup wants to use giant orbiting mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth after dark. The first test satellite ...

Launched in late 2024 from India, the dual-satellite formation-flying technology creates artificial solar eclipses in orbit, ...

Palestinian families flee the few Jordan Valley towns left standing as settler violence increases - The village of Ras Ein el ...

Mars 3 holds a strange place in space history: it was the first spacecraft to soft-land on Mars, yet its triumph lasted just seconds before silence. The lander managed to transmit a fragmentary image ...