Science

U.S. Lab Participates in New National Microbiome Initiative

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The potential impacts of a unified microbiome initiative to understand and responsibly harness the activities of...

Hubble Catches Views of a Jet Rotating with Comet 252P/LINEAR

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Rice experts unveil submicroscopic tunable, optical amplifier: Photonics researchers create first nanoscale 'optical parametric amplifier'

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Rice University's new light-amplifying nanoparticle consists of a 190-nanometer diameter sphere of barium tin oxide surrounded by a 30-...

First single-enzyme method to produce quantum dots revealed: Biological manufacturing process, pioneered by three Lehigh University engineers, produces equivalent quantum dots to those made chemically--but in a much greener, cheaper way

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These are tubes filled with quantum dots produced in the Lehigh University lab.

New Maps Chart Greenland Glaciers' Melting Risk

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The new maps show that the seafloor under Store Glacier, shown here, is almost 2,000 feet (600 meters) deeper than...

Light Echoes Give Clues to Protoplanetary Disk

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This illustration shows a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk.

Animal study shows flexible, dissolvable silicon device promising for brain monitoring: Other applications include post-operative observation for vascular, cardiac, and orthopaedic procedures, finds Penn study

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Thin, flexible neural electrode arrays with fully bioresorbable construction based on patterned silicon nanomembranes (Si NMs) as the...

Understanding tiny droplets can make for better weather forecasts: Climate change models also benefit from understanding fundamental thermodynamics of water droplets

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An image of two coalescing water droplets. The figure to the left shows a snapshot from a molecular dynamics simulation, where the small...