Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel.

Solaris promises to be a major platform for education and research, with a particular focus on academic research into the Sun ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of “five hazards of human ...

which ensures visibility while shielding deadly radiation. "From ‘space-grade optical glass' to radiation-shielding glass, we truly are in the glass age," said Sitendu Mandal, chief scientist of ...

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that can penetrate spacecraft shielding and destroy important systems.

Astronomers have now produced the highest resolution direct images ever taken of a supermassive black hole in the infrared, using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer. Active galactic ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the delivery of oxygen to a person's body by providing pure oxygen in an enclosed space with higher than normal ... and tissue damage from radiation therapy.

Getty Images Conventional radiotherapy involves exposing cancerous tissues to radiation, usually X-rays ... But the risk of damaging or deadly side effects is still present.