This Famous Effect of Space Travel Seen in “Star Wars” Can Now Be Tested in the Lab Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·June 23, 2022Researchers at the University of Waterloo are looking at the Unruh effect, an obscurely named sci-fi staple famously depicted in "Star Wars".
Interstellar Kites: Galactic Surfing on Light? Avi Loeb·May 26, 2022Here’s hoping that they are some interstellar environmentalists out there who have already started to clean our cosmic neighborhood.
Stellar Engines: As Galaxies Emit Light, Their Expansion Reveals a Unique Phenomenon Avi Loeb·February 9, 2022Our observation of the behavior of galaxies reveals phenomena that have received surprisingly little attention in the scientific literature.
Octopus Inspired Adaptive Camouflage Driven by Light Christopher Plain·November 23, 2021Researchers have developed an adaptive camouflage inspired by the natural hiding ability of cephalopods, which includes squids and...
Most of The Universe is Invisible: Here’s What You Need to Know about what You Can’t See Matt Bothwell·November 19, 2021Most of the universe is invisible, but when we look at it through different 'eyes,' suddenly the dark void of space seems much less empty.