Genius. The word itself inspires awe and fascination. It’s considered unattainable for...
Review: New Stephen Hawking show ‘Genius’ is a refreshing take on the mysteries of the universe
Tag Archives: Universe
How the ‘Seattle Tech Universe’ map ended up at the World Economic Forum
The Seattle region’s technology landscape...
Trying to identify what made the Universe transparent
Timeline of the early Universe, showing the Dark Ages and the First Light, when reionization allows starlight to travel long distances. (credit: ESO)
Early in the Universe's history, something ionized most of the diffuse hydrogen gas that’s spread between galaxies. But until now, the source responsible for this ionization has been largely mysterious—a conundrum so persistent,...
GeekWire Radio: Alan Boyle’s guide to the year in space, and what’s next for the universe in 2016
It was a big year in space: Historic rocket launches; revelations from distant planets; an unprecedented glimpse of the surface of Pluto; evidence of water trails on Mars; SpaceX vs. Blue Origin; the rise of commercial space; and also some big setbacks. This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast,...
Exploring the repeat protein universe through computational protein design
A central question in protein evolution is the extent to which naturally occurring proteins sample the space of folded structures accessible to the polypeptide chain. Repeat proteins composed of multiple tandem copies of a modular structure unit are widespread in nature and have critical roles in molecular recognition, signalling, and other essential biological processes. Naturally occurring repeat proteins have been re-engineered for molecular recognition...
Cosmology: Rare isotopic insight into the Universe
Light isotopes of hydrogen and helium formed minutes after the Big Bang. The study of one of these primordial isotopes, helium-3, has now been proposed as a useful strategy for constraining the physics of the standard cosmological model.
Nature doi: 10.1038/nature16326
Cosmology: Rare isotopic insight into the Universe
Light isotopes of hydrogen and helium formed minutes after the Big Bang. The study of one of these primordial isotopes, helium-3, has now been proposed as a useful strategy for constraining the physics of the standard cosmological model.
Nature doi: 10.1038/nature16326