Science
Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System
An international team of astronomers has used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial Solar System. The team found that the unusual Kuiper Belt Object 2004 EW95 is a carbon-rich asteroid, the first of its kind to be confirmed in the cold outer reaches of the Solar System. This curious object likely formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has been flung billions of kilometres from its origin to its current home in the Kuiper Belt.
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Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis
The colorized electron microscope image shows the gallium nitride towers of the artificial photosynthesis device at 52.5k magnification. These nanostructures rip water molecules apart into hydrogen and oxygen to produce clean hydrogen fuel.
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A designer's toolkit for constructing complex nanoparticles
A new mix-and-match toolkit allows researchers to create a library of complex nanoparticles that could be used in medical, energy, and electronic applications. First-generation (G-1) spheres, rods, and plates transform into 47 increasingly sophisticated higher-generation (G-2, G-3, G-4) particles through sequences of chemical reactions. In the image, each color represents a distinct type of material, and electron microscope images are shown for several types of particles.
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What Uranus Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs
Arriving at Uranus in 1986, Voyager 2 observed a bluish orb with extremely subtle features. A haze layer hid most of the planet's cloud features from view.
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Research gives new ray of hope for solar fuel
Research gives new ray of hope for solar fuel
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Stellar Thief Is the Surviving Companion to a Supernova
Companion to a Supernova Is No Innocent Bystander
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The dispute about the origins of terahertz photoresponse in graphene results in a draw
Photoresponse in graphene.
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Watching nanomaterials form in 4D: Novel technology allows researchers to see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale
Micelles form in a solution by undergoing polymer-induced self-assembly (PISA).
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Ancient Galaxy Megamergers
The ALMA and APEX telescopes have peered deep into space — back to the time when the Universe was one tenth of its current age — and witnessed the beginnings of gargantuan cosmic pileups: the impending collisions of young, starburst galaxies. Astronomers thought that these events occurred around three billion years after the Big Bang, so they were surprised when the new observations revealed them happening when the Universe was only half that age! These ancient systems of galaxies are thought to be building the most massive structures in the known Universe: galaxy clusters.
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SPHERE Reveals Fascinating Zoo of Discs Around Young Stars
New images from the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope are revealing the dusty discs surrounding nearby young stars in greater detail than previously achieved. They show a bizarre variety of shapes, sizes and structures, including the likely effects of planets still in the process of forming.
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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