Science

First SpaceDataHighway laser relay in orbit

The European Data Relay System’s first laser terminal has reached space aboard its host satellite and is now under way to its final operating position.

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Herbal Extracts Applied to Synthesize Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

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Nanostructural Changes in Solar Cells to Increase Their Efficiency

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Monstrous Cloud Boomerangs Back to Our Galaxy

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The 100-million-year-long trajectory of the Smith Cloud as it arcs out of the plane of our Milky Way...

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An alternative to platinum: Iron-nitrogen compounds as catalysts in graphene

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Nano-island of graphene in which iron-nitrogen complexes are embedded. The FeN4 complexes (shown in orange) are catalytically active.

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Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have created a new technique that greatly enhances digital microscopy images

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The image sensor of the wavelength scanning super-resolution apparatus collects a “stack” of images of the sample.

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Designing a pop-up future: Simple origami fold may hold the key to designing pop-up furniture, medical devices and scientific tools

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This image shows various shapes made from Miura-ori pattern.

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Theorists Propose a New Method to Probe the Beginning of the Universe

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