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The Qumran 364-day calendar may have divided the sect from Jerusalem before seasonal drift and political change ended its use.
A new reconstruction explains how Qumran’s sacred calendar shifted from a working system into a lasting religious ideal.
Rebecca Shavitupda
Dr. John Nassour (left) and Nicolas Berberich (right) are testing the newly developed glove. In the background: Prof. Gordon Cheng.
HealthLife-changing robotic glove restores hand function for paralysis patientsMac Oliveau
Mano Raj Dhanalakshmi Veeraraj and Joan Vila-Comamala, both from the PSI Center for Photon Science, with the achromatic neutron lens outside the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ.
InnovationsFirst-of-its-kind achromatic neutron lens brings the world into sharper focusShy Cohen
Space launch costs could fall 93% by 2040, making orbital research, manufacturing and tourism far more affordable.
SpaceSpace launch costs could fall 93% by 2040, opening orbit to new industriesJoshua Shavit
Microwave rocket propulsion tests reveal progress in beam tracking, plasma control and thrust, but major efficiency barriers remain.
SpaceCan rockets ride on a microwave beam? A radical launch idea is moving beyond the labJoseph Shavit
Autonomous distributed quantum entanglement links distant qubits through a shared bath of correlated microwave photons. ISTA PhD student and the study’s first author, Alejandro Andrés-Juanes, in the lab.
InnovationsQuantum bath keeps distant qubits entangled without human controlShy Cohen
Researchers at MIT created a new kind of hydrogel, a soft, water-rich material that behaves much like conventional hydrogels but also allows air to move through it.
InnovationsNew hydrogel could transform wearable medical devicesRebecca Shavit
A cross-section of a bristle worm jaw sample with the indentation testing sites labeled 1 to 11.
DiscoveriesBio-metals: Ancient sea worms hold the secret to a strange new class of materialsMac Oliveau
New research shows that muscle proteins evolved in diverse ways across species, challenging long-held assumptions about how animals move.
DiscoveriesScientists discover a hidden molecular secret behind animal evolutionHannah Shavit-Weiner
An artist impression of a red dwarf with a white dwarf binary companion peeking out from behind. The diameters of the two stars are shown to scale
SpaceAstronomers discover four nearby white dwarfs hiding in plain sightJoshua Shavit
For decades, astronomers have predicted that the Milky Way will eventually collide with its nearest large galactic neighbor, Andromeda.
SpaceNew findings revise the Milky Way-Andromeda collision odds into a cosmic coin tossJoseph Shavit
A new study shows stagecoach travel in early England was crowded, uncomfortable, and often caused motion sickness.
DiscoveriesMotion sickness has plagued travelers for hundreds of yearsJoshua Shavit
RMIT researchers used high-frequency sound waves to create crystal coatings on living plant leaves without heat or damage.
Green ImpactScientists use sound waves to create protective crystal coatings on cropsRebecca Shavit
A new study finds tomato-soy juice may lower key inflammation markers, offering promise as a simple diet-based health intervention.
HealthTomato-soy juice study shows promise in reducing inflammationHannah Shavit-Weiner
Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory researchers have experience synthesizing alloys with magnetic properties.
AIScientists use AI to search for the next generation of ultra-powerful magnetsShy Cohen
Artistic impression of a superconducting quantum heat engine. Aalto University researchers built the first cyclic quantum heat engine in a superconducting circuit, extracting real work from heat in a single qubit near absolute zero.
InnovationsWorld’s first superconducting quantum heat engine looks to transform quantum computingJoseph Shavit
A ribozyme found by accident selectively repairs broken RNA, suggesting early life could have preserved its genetic code without any proteins.
HealthNo proteins required: Newly discovered enzyme can hunt and mend broken RNAMac Oliveau