This means that if life once existed on the Red Planet, we may now have the tool to identify its remains. The center stage of this discovery is a laser-powered mass spectrometer, a spaceflight-ready ...

Researchers have developed a promising technique to identify potential microbial fossils on Mars. Sulfate minerals like gypsum, abundant on the Martian surface, may hold clues to ancient life.

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

A multi-institutional team of physicists and engineers has developed a laser-based radiation detection system that operates ...

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

Hydrogen is a promising clean energy source, but it comes with safety challenges. It is invisible, odorless, and highly ...

The ultrafast dynamics and interactions of electrons in molecules and solids have long remained hidden from direct ...

Scientists found fossil-like traces in gypsum, suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars billions of years ...

A project at China's Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU) has applied laser spectroscopy to bomb-peak dating, potentially assisting a number of carbon-dating and forensic applications. Bomb-peak dating ...

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / February 26, 2025 / DAYY Photonics Corporation, a leader in the photonics industry, has ...