Science

New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body: These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

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When the new shear thinning hydrogel (top) is heated to body temperature, polymer chains join together to form a reinforcing network that...

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NASA’s Spitzer Sees Light of Lonesome Stars

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NASA's Kepler Wraps Prime Mission, Begins Extension

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Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Important progress for spintronics: A spin amplifier to be used in room temperature

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A schematic picture of the defect-engineered spin amplifier demonstrated in this work. The wave pattern symbolizes the time variation of the...

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Hubble helps find candidate for most distant object in the Universe yet observed

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By combining the power of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and one of nature’s zoom...

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DISH DWINGELOO RADIO TELESCOPE BACK ON TOWER

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Xanofi Announces First Commercial XanoShear™ Nanofiber Machine

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Antenna-on-a-chip rips the light fantastic: Rice University lab produces microscopic devices for fast manipulation of incident infrared light

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An illustration shows the design of Rice University researchers' antenna-on-a-chip for spatial light modulation. The chip is able to...

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