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Designed to detect the oldest light in the universe, the South Pole Telescope is helping researchers at Argonne and around the world to learn about the beginnings of the universe.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a design framework to build next-generation analog computing chipsets that could be faster and require less power than the digital chips found in most electronic devices.

New organomineral fertilizers are based on magnesium, sulfur, silicon, calcium and poultry manure. They can be used both as for growing plants as for soil regeneration. It is assumed that fertilizers should not harm the soil and plants.

I am a researcher studying the breeding behavior of the Eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), a cryptic bird that is primarily active after sunset as it forages on the wing for moths. So – for the summer, at least – I also am nocturnal.

The first-ever simulation of aluminum conductivity offers a recipe for an inexpensive, lightweight alternative to copper.

Studying evolution by focusing solely on fossils would leave many questions unanswered, but evolutionary developmental biology (otherwise known as “evo-devo”) helps fill in the gaps. Evo-devo scientists investigate how animal embryos develop, which allows them to make inferences about evolutionary change. J. Andrew Gillis of University of Cambridge and Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole), whose lab published two new papers this week on the evolution of the jaw, explains the evo-devo approach.