Science

Scientists Find Evidence of 'Diving' Tectonic Plates on Europa

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Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter's moon Europa. This conceptual illustration of...

Bright Clumps in Saturn Ring Now Mysteriously Scarce

pia17154-640_0.jpgCassini spied just as many regular, faint clumps in Saturn's narrow F ring, like those pictured here, as Voyager did, but it saw...

New piezoelectrical positioning system for microscope revolver MIPOS R120

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Banked blood grows stiffer with age, study finds

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Map of membrane fluctuations in a normal red blood cell, on average up to 50 nanometers. Measuring these fluctuations over time,...

Newly-Developed Nanosensor Controls Amount of Edible Dyes in Foodstuff Products

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Magnetic nanocubes self-assemble into helical superstructures

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This image depicts an illustration of helices.

Ultrasensitive Biosensor from Molybdenite Semiconductor Outshines Graphene

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Concept art of a molybdenum disulfide field-effect transistor based biosensor demonstrated by UCSB researchers with ability to detect ultra...

JPL to Host 'NASA Social' Highlighting Comets

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Artist's concept of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring. On Oct. 19, the comet will have a very close pass at Mars,...