Researchers have created a junction in an ion trap in which there is practically no heating, which is an important step for experimental quantum computing.
Computations in thermodynamics suggest that 10 out of the 20 known amino acids that form proteins in life on Earth would also be the same ones used in extraterrestrial carbon-based life.
Observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope indicate that the chemistry on planets formed around cooler stars is different. In particular, cooler star disks showed no indication of the presence of hydrogen cyanide around them.
