Science
NASA to Host Dec. 13 Telecon on Twin Probes' Mission-Ending Moon Impact
Artist concept of GRAIL mission. Grail will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon to measure its gravity field in unprecedented detail.
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Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon’s dominance --MIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built
A cross-section transmission electron micrograph of the fabricated transistor. The central inverted V is the gate. The two molybdenum contacts on either side are the source and drain of the transistor. The channel is the indium gallium arsenide light color layer under the source, drain and gate.
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Carbon Nanotubes Determine Morphine, Diclofenac in Drug Samples
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What is Creating Gullies on Vesta?
This image shows examples of long, narrow, sinuous gullies that scientists on NASA's Dawn mission have found on the giant asteroid Vesta.
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Seeing the Light? Making Sense of Disorder in Polymer Opals
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Silver nanocubes make super light absorbers
These are nanocubes.
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Fermi Improves its Vision for Thunderstorm Gamma-Ray Flashes
This photograph, taken in May 2008 as the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was being readied for launch, highlights the detectors of the spacecraft's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM). The GBM is an array of 14 crystal detectors designed for transient lower-energy gamma-ray outbursts, such as TGFs.
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NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night
Composite map of the world assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012.
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NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples
This is a view of the third (left) and fourth (right) trenches made by the 1.6-inch-wide (4-centimeter-wide) scoop on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in October 2012.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020