Science

Exotic quantum effects can govern the chemistry around us

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Protons can tunnel in solutions and at temperatures above the boiling point of water, found scientists from the Institute of Physical...

NASA Study Solves Two Mysteries About Wobbling Earth

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The relationship between continental water mass and the east-west wobble in Earth's spin axis. Losses of water from...

NASA Cargo Headed to Space Station Includes Habitat Prototype, Medical Research

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Saturn Spacecraft Not Affected by Hypothetical Planet 9

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Saturn as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2008. Long-term tracking of the spacecraft's position has revealed no...

Quantum technologies: from mobile phones to supercomputers

Quantum physics not only explains how matter behaves at the subatomic level, but is also used to create many devices in our everyday lives, from lasers and transistors to GPS and mobile phones. The next wave of innovation could lead to unbreakable...

Fast Radio Burst "Afterglow" Was Actually a Flickering Black Hole

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Tiny tubes move into the fast lane

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A single chain of water molecules lines the cavity inside a carbon nanotube porin, which is embedded in a lipid bilayer.

Researchers use single molecule of DNA to create world's smallest diode: Study advances search for silicon chip replacement

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The University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University research team site-specifically inserted a small molecule named coralyne into the DNA...