The origin and the central engine of GRBs have long been pending for identification. Now a joint observation by LEIA and GECAM gives new clues.

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface can substantially vary over decades. Stages of “dimming” and “brightening” correspond with increased air pollution and implementation of clean energy solutions, respectively.

Dr. Darren DePoy and Dr. Jennifer Marshall reflect on career inspiration and the latest result from one of the projects they’ve been involved in since arriving at Texas A&M University nearly two decades ago.

Ryan Amberger is headed to Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he will spend the next year studying nuclear astrophysics — specifically, the process behind the creation of half of the elements heavier than iron that make up the universe.

MXenes are materials with almost miraculous properties: they can be used for electromagnetic shielding, for energy storage or for novel sensors. At TU Wien, it was found that they are also amazingly suitable as solid lubricants, even under the harshest conditions, for example in space technology. The only problem so far has been that producing these MXenes was considered extremely dangerous and toxic. But now a new method has been developed: instead of a toxic acid, electricity is used.