Science

From ‘Magnetoshells’ to Growable Habitats, NASA Invests in Next Stage of Visionary Technology Development

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Physicists measure van der Waals forces of individual atoms for the first time

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e gas atoms deposited on molecular network are investigated with a probing tip, which is decorated with a xenon atom. The measurements give...

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U.S. Lab Participates in New National Microbiome Initiative

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The potential impacts of a unified microbiome initiative to understand and responsibly harness the activities of...

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Hubble Catches Views of a Jet Rotating with Comet 252P/LINEAR

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Rice experts unveil submicroscopic tunable, optical amplifier: Photonics researchers create first nanoscale 'optical parametric amplifier'

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Rice University's new light-amplifying nanoparticle consists of a 190-nanometer diameter sphere of barium tin oxide surrounded by a 30-...

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First single-enzyme method to produce quantum dots revealed: Biological manufacturing process, pioneered by three Lehigh University engineers, produces equivalent quantum dots to those made chemically--but in a much greener, cheaper way

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These are tubes filled with quantum dots produced in the Lehigh University lab.

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New Maps Chart Greenland Glaciers' Melting Risk

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The new maps show that the seafloor under Store Glacier, shown here, is almost 2,000 feet (600 meters) deeper than...

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Light Echoes Give Clues to Protoplanetary Disk

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This illustration shows a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk.

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