Science

UCLA engineers develop new energy-efficient computer memory using magnetic materials: MeRAM is up to 1,000 times more energy-efficient than current technologies

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NASA to Provide Commentary as Grail Moon Mission Ends

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This still image and animation shows the final flight path for NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (...

Rocket Burn Sets Stage for Dynamic Moon Duos' Lunar Impact

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An artist's depiction of the GRAIL twins (Ebb and Flow) in lunar orbit. During GRAIL's prime mission science phase, the...

Rice uses light to remotely trigger biochemical reactions: Deep-sea microbes that thrive in high temperatures are key to light-activated catalysis

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Chemical processes can be activated by light without the need for bulk heating of a material through a process developed by researchers at...

Nanocrystals Not Small Enough to Avoid Defects: Berkeley Lab Scientists at Advanced Light Source Show Dislocations Can Be Induced by Pressure in Ultrafine Nanocrystals

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Stress-induced deformation of nanocrystalline nickel reflects the dislocation activity observed by researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced...

Twin NASA Probes Prepare for Dec. 17 Mission-Ending Moon Impact

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Mars Rover Self-Portrait Shoot Uses Arm Choreography

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On the 84th and 85th Martian days of the NASA Mars rover Curiosity's mission on Mars (Oct. 31...

Curiosity Rover Nearing Yellowknife Bay

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The NASA Mars rover Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the mission's 120th Martian day to record this view of...