Science

Manchester leads the way in graphene membrane research

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Artistic view:Water easily evaporates through graphene oxide membranes but they represent an impermeable barrier for other molecules.

ORNL microscopy uncovers "dancing" silicon atoms in graphene

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used electron microscopy to document the 'dancing' motions of silicon atoms, pictured in white,...

Shining light on elusive dark matter

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Space Station after AMS-02 installation.

Cartilage damaged from exercise may aid in early osteoarthritis detection

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These are images of (a) normal human joint cartilage, and (e) cartilage with very early matrix GAG loss. (b)...

NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume

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NASA researchers modified three repurposed Aerovironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicles acquired...

Hubble captures strobe flashes from a young star

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Inorganic materials display massive and instantaneous swelling and shrinkage

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Macroscopic volume and microscopy characterization of the samples before and after swelling. The parent H0.8[Ti1.2Fe0.8]O4 H2O...

Young, Hot and Blue

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