Science

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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Microscopic drug 'depots' boost efficacy against tumors in animal model

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Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic "depots" for trapping drugs inside cancer tumors. In...

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Highly efficient heavy metal ions filter

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In November 2015, Brazil experienced an unparalleled environmental disaster. When two dams broke at an iron ore mine, a poisonous...

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Flexible and transparent pressure sensor

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The pressure sensors wrap around and conform to the shape of the fingers while still accurately measuring pressure distribution.

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