Science

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Explores the Moon in 3-D

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Janssen K is a roughly 12-kilometer-diameter crater on the floor of the large...

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Hubble portrays a dusty spiral galaxy

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Hubble portrays a dusty spiral...

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Researchers Report Novel Approach for Single Molecule Electronic DNA Sequencing

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Schematic of single molecule DNA sequencing by a nanopore with phosphate-tagged nucleotides. Each of the four nucleotides will carry a...

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Ultra fast optical amplifier: silicon and erbium on one chip for the first time

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Image of the chip including silicon optical waveguide (SOI: silicon on insulator) as well as erbium-doped aluminium oxyde.

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Mystery Spheres on Mars

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Using its Microscopic Imager, Opportunity photographed these small spherical objects on Sept. 6, 2012. The view...

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Optical Waveguide Connects Semiconductor Chips

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The wire bond is adapted to the position and orientation of the chips.

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The search for new materials for hydrogen storage

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Four types of materials studied in the dissertation: fullerene C60, carbon nanotubes, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and...

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NASA Mars Rover Targets Unusual Rock on Its Journey

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The drive by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity during the mission's 43rd Martian day, or sol, (Sept....

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