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Scientists control the flow of heat and light in photonic crystals

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Once the laser beam hits the surface of a sample it starts to generate heat which diffuses along the membrane but also it diffuses to the...

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Diagnostics of quality of graphene and spatial imaging of reactivity centers on carbon surface

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Location of defects is important to estimate the quality of carbon materials and to predict physical and chemical properties of graphene...

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NASA's Curiosity Rover Views Serene Sundown on Mars

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (...

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Scientists' Efforts Lead to Increased Stability of Anticancer Drug Nanocarriers in Blood

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Quick Detour by NASA Mars Rover Checks Ancient Valley

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This map shows the route on lower Mount Sharp that NASA's Curiosity followed in April and early May 2015, in the context of the surrounding...

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Penn and UC Merced researchers match physical and virtual atomic friction experiments

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Studying atomic scale friction, teams from Penn and UC Merced helped slow experiments and fast simulations meet in the middle.

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NASA Selects Advanced Space Technology Concepts for Further Study

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This artist's rendering depicts 2015 NIAC Phase I Fellow Mason Peck's soft-robotic rover for planetary environments for missions that...

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Electrons corralled using new quantum tool: 'Whispering gallery' effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices

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