Can metal remember its shape? 🖇️ Alex Dainis shows how a paperclip made out of nickel and titanium, also known as nitinol can be bent at room temperature, but when you add heat, it snaps back to its original shape because of a temperature-driven crystal structure change known as the shape memory effect. This material science can power everything from braces and eyeglass frames to life-saving medical devices. #ScienceExperiment #PhysicalScience #Science #Engineering #Chemistry | Museum of Scienc

For the first time, scientists observed a star collapse directly into a black hole, without a supernova explosion. Megan Masterson, a PhD candidate at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, explains how instead of detonating, the massive star in the Andromeda galaxy quietly faded, leaving behind a newly formed black hole. This discovery is reshaping what we thought we knew about how black holes form. #Space #Science #Discovery #BreakingNews #BlackHoles | Museum of Science,

Is something in Chernobyl eating radiation? ☢️ Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences’ researchers have discovered a black mold in Chernobyl’s soil that doesn’t just survive radiation. It might actually feed on it. This mold is rich in melanin, a pigment that helps protect against damage, and it appears to grow toward radioactive particles. Researchers believe it uses a process called radiosynthesis to turn radiation into energy. This unusual adaptation could inspire new ways to protect against