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Peek-a-blue Moon

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Earth and Moon

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Iran Produces New Anti-Corrosion Nanocoatings to Increase Metallic Structures' Lifetime

Iranian researchers from Amir Kabir University of Technology and University of Petroleum Industry produced epoxy/polyamide coatings with improved anti-corrosive and physic-mechanical properties by using zinc oxide nanoparticles.

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Metallic structures are significantly damaged annually in the country, and corrosion is the main cause of the damage. Great volume of organic coatings is used for the protection of metals against corrosion.

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A smart way to impact the Moon

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SMART-1 crash scene

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Hubble Spotted a Supernova in NGC 5806

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This image is produced from three exposures in visible and infrared light, observed by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.

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NASA's GRAIL Moon Twins Begin Extended Mission Science

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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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Record-Breaking Stellar Explosion Helps Understand Far-Off Galaxy

Nature hath no fury like a dying star – and astronomers couldn’t be happier…

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Iranian Scientists Introduce Nanocomposite for Deactivation of E.Coli Bacterium

Iranian researchers at Islamic Azad University successfully introduced ZnO/SnO2 nanocomposite catalyst with molar ratio of 2:1 with higher performance than single films of ZnO and SnO2 by using drop method to deactivate E.Coli bacterium.

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Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique

Parallel dip-pen nanolithography is used to generate micrometer-scale patterns with protein and lipid dyes on both a glass surface and spore layer. Spore- and colloid-based tips are used to facilitate parallel patterning.

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This technique uses no electronic components to bring the cantilevers into contact with the substrate surface.

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Scientists Question Quake Map Prediction Methodology

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Tokyo University professor Robert Geller points to a poster of a soon-to-be-published document he co-authored asserting characteristic earthquake models developed in the past should be considered dead and buried.

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A breakthrough in Nylon characterization from Malvern Instruments

A novel gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method for characterizing Nylon, developed by researchers at Malvern Instruments, significantly reduces the cost of analysis while simultaneously improving safety, when compared with conventional techniques. The new method uses formic acid as a solvent for Nylon, in place of the traditional choice of hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIPA), a relatively expensive, aggressively corrosive solvent with poor health and safety characteristics. First presented at a recent webinar by Dr Wei Sen Wong, his breakthrough is expected to generate significant industrial interest. Revisit it at www.malvern.com/nylon_characterization

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Nylon molecular model

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