Science

Ride Shotgun With NASA Saucer As It Flies to Near Space

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Firing the Saucer
Rockets fire in this video clip captured by the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density...

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Diamonds are a Quantum Computer’s Best Friend: A new kind of quantum computer is being proposed by scientists from the TU Wien (Vienna) and Japan (National Institute of Informatics and NTT Basic Research Labs)

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A new concept for a quantum computer has been proposed.

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Research of Empa scientists on the cover of "Nature": Synthesis of structurally pure carbon nanotubes using molecular seeds

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Scanning tunneling microscopy images the precursor, the «folded» end cap, and the resulting carbon nanotube, together with the...

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Production of Electrochemical Biosensor Sensitive to Hydrogen Peroxide in Iran

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Orbiter Completes Maneuver to Prepare for Comet Flyby

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NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars' south pole in this artist's concept illustration.

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Rosetta Arrives at Target Comet

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on August 3, 2014, from a distance...

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“Active” surfaces control what’s on them: Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move

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Diagram shows the droplet on the ferrofluid impregnated surface. The oil-based solution keeps the droplet from being pinned to the surface...

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NASA's Hubble Finds Supernova Star System Linked to Potential 'Zombie Star'

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