In an exciting US Open draw, Andy Murray could meet Alexander Zverev in the semi-final with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meeting in the other. Federer will start against American youngster Francis Tiafoe and new world No.1 Nadal faces world No.84 Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. Among the other British men, […]
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Let our news meet your inbox. SIGN UP NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft could end up bearing a message for intelligent aliens, just as the agency’s venerable Voyager probes are doing. Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 famously carry copies of the “Golden Record,” which are loaded with photos, music, sounds […]
Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Follow below for updates on the latest moves at Anfield Friday August 25 Sanches boost 19:15: Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that Renato Sanches is free to leave the club this summer, according to reports. “He knows his position in the team, he knows […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coastal Texas counties have ordered thousands of residents to leave, oil workers are fleeing the Gulf of Mexico, and at least one college campus has closed as Hurricane Harvey looms. Forecasters and officials warned the storm, predicted to be the fiercest to hit the United States […]
A newly released composite photo of the total solar eclipse shows the entire celestial event as it unfolded over Oregon, revealing different phases of the eclipse as the moon blotted out the sun’s light. On Monday (Aug. 21), the moon passed between Earth and the sun, creating a total […]
Automotive, aerospace and defence applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength. However, in some particular high-loading structural applications, metallic materials shall also have large ductility and high toughness to facilitate the precise forming of structural components and to avoid the catastrophic failure of components during service. Unfortunately, increasing strength often […]
Scientists have achieved precise and fully reversible switching of the polarity of voltage produced by the thermoelectric effect across a gold junction with an atomic-scale contact. The control of thermoelectric voltage was achieved by mechanically elongating the contact. This technology is expected to find applications in thermopower generation, measurement techniques […]
Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain — an area that controls memory, learning and balance. A new study, comparing different forms of exercise — dancing and endurance training — undertaken by elderly volunteers for eighteen months, shows that both can have an anti-aging […]