Aylin Woodward

1 month ago | wsj.com | Aylin Woodward

“Our equipment was running alongside the fibers that we use for regular communication literally buried underneath the roads and train stations,” said Mirko Pittaluga, a physicist and lead author of a study published Wednesday in Nature describing the work.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Aylin Woodward

A group of Italian scientists has cracked the secret of how to boil a perfect egg. The catch? It takes 32 minutes, two containers of water held at different temperatures, and a fastidious chef moving the egg between the containers every two minutes. $13.75/Week $1.75/Week Includes unlimited digital access to The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily $9.75/Week $1/Week Includes unlimited digital access to WSJ's unrivaled journalism.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Aylin Woodward

“It’s long, we know, but it’s worth it,” said Ernesto Di Maio, a professor of materials engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, who says it is now his go-to method. Di Maio usually explores how to layer different plastic foams for applications like maximizing impact protection in helmets, but one day, a colleague challenged him to look into layered foods instead, and the egg project was born. The scientists aimed to cook an egg evenly throughout.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Aylin Woodward

For the first time since 2022, skywatchers across North and South America will have a chance to glimpse the moon turn a rusty red during a total lunar eclipse, in a phenomenon nicknamed the “blood moon.”Late Thursday into the wee hours of Friday, Earth’s shadow will fall across the moon, blocking it from the sun’s light, as the three align. If the skies are clear, people in the Western Hemisphere—including the entire continental U.S. and most of Alaska and Hawaii—are in for a celestial treat.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Aylin Woodward

For the first time since 2022, skywatchers across North and South America will have a chance to glimpse the moon turn a rusty red during a total lunar eclipse, in a phenomenon nicknamed the “blood moon.”Late Thursday into the wee hours of Friday, Earth’s shadow will fall across the moon, blocking it from the sun’s light, as the three align. If the skies are clear, people in the Western Hemisphere—including the entire continental U.S. and most of Alaska and Hawaii—are in for a celestial treat.