It is a common hack to stretch a balloon out to make it easier to inflate. When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string. Noah Stocek, a PhD student collaborating with Western physicist Giovanni Fanchini, has developed a n …
Jeff Renaud
Western strengthens collaborations with Makerere University
New memorandum of understanding broadens existing relationships with Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning
‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth
Western astronomer calculates paths of all known asteroids to rule out planetary impact
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
Researchers use MRI to show how health of placenta may influence childhood cognition, behaviour
Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula
Western astrophysicists in team examining James Webb images from distant space system
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
Astrobiologist Catherine Neish finds Titan may not have enough amino acids for life to emerge
Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions
Sarah Gallagher and international researchers examine Hubble Space Telescope images of galactic encounters
Northern Tornadoes Project finds 2023 had fewer and milder tornadoes in Canada
Western project documents 86 tornadoes in 2023, down from record-breaking 129
“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company
Headquartered in London, it was best-known for licensed trading card sets
Discovery changes understanding of water’s history on the Moon
Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated
New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen partners with U.K. science museum in research driven by immersive video games
Western, international researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history
Ancient genomes help trace demographic shifts, shared ancestry of modern communities
Western strengthens collaborations with Makerere University
New memorandum of understanding broadens existing relationships with Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning
‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth
Western astronomer calculates paths of all known asteroids to rule out planetary impact
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
Researchers use MRI to show how health of placenta may influence childhood cognition, behaviour
Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula
Western astrophysicists in team examining James Webb images from distant space system
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
Astrobiologist Catherine Neish finds Titan may not have enough amino acids for life to emerge
Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions
Sarah Gallagher and international researchers examine Hubble Space Telescope images of galactic encounters
Northern Tornadoes Project finds 2023 had fewer and milder tornadoes in Canada
Western project documents 86 tornadoes in 2023, down from record-breaking 129
“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company
Headquartered in London, it was best-known for licensed trading card sets
Discovery changes understanding of water’s history on the Moon
Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated
New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen partners with U.K. science museum in research driven by immersive video games
Western, international researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history
Ancient genomes help trace demographic shifts, shared ancestry of modern communities