The spliceosome: An atomic-level look into how cells avoid errors when manufacturing mRNA
A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...
It’s 89 Seconds Until Doomsday and Her First Day on the Job
Alexandra Bell is bringing more than a decade of experience in nuclear policy to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the ...
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Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock
This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The ...
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New technique to detect dark matter using atomic clocks and lasers
A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. They are searching for dark matter using atomic clocks and ...
Scientists Uncover Mysterious Nuclear “Bump” That Challenges Current Physics Models
Scientists found an unexpected nuclear energy shift in radioactive lanthanum isotopes, challenging existing models and ...
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After diamonds, scientists create qubit centers in gemstone spinel
Scientists introduced atomic defects in spinel using cerium, and voilà! The gemstone became a solid qubit system.
Iran charges top team of scientists with developing atomic bomb
Iran has charged a top group of scientists with preparing to be able to develop an atomic bomb within months ...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight (Letters to The Republican)
Writers also comment on the notion of "America First," taking credit for Trump actions and political morality.
The Doomsday Clock says 89 seconds left
This re-setting of the Doomsday clock raises an alarm that needs to be heard around the world, and especially in the United ...
US scientists use neutrons to develop safer, faster-charging solid-state batteries
A US-based research team has used neutron scattering to study lithium movement in a promising solid-state battery material.
Scientists Discover a Game-Changing Way to Etch 3D NAND Memory
To improve data storage, researchers are perfecting 3D NAND flash memory, which stacks cells to maximize space. Researchers ...
Trump’s Orbital Missile Shield Could Aid His Nuclear Disarmament Foray
President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for reductions in atomic weapons arsenals across the great nuclear powers.