Direct Imaging of a Super-Jupiter Around a Massive Star

Left (a): A false-color, near-infrared (1.2 - 2.4 microns) image of the Kappa And system. Image processing removed the light from...
Rice unveils super-efficient solar-energy technology

The solar steam device developed at Rice University has an overall energy efficiency of 24 percent, far surpassing that of photovoltaic...
New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body: These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

When the new shear thinning hydrogel (top) is heated to body temperature, polymer chains join together to form a reinforcing network that...
NASA’s Spitzer Sees Light of Lonesome Stars
NASA's Kepler Wraps Prime Mission, Begins Extension

Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Important progress for spintronics: A spin amplifier to be used in room temperature

A schematic picture of the defect-engineered spin amplifier demonstrated in this work. The wave pattern symbolizes the time variation of the...
Hubble helps find candidate for most distant object in the Universe yet observed

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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