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Rice's silicon oxide memories catch manufacturers' eye: Use of porous silicon oxide reduces forming voltage, improves manufacturability

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This scanning electron microscope image and schematic show the design and composition of new RRAM memory devices based on porous silicon...

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NOAA's GOES-West Satellite sees Smoke from Canadian Fires over U.S.

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NASA Spacecraft Observes Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars

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This pair of images covers one of the hundreds of sites on Mars where researchers have repeatedly used the High...

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Even geckos can lose their grip

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Thin film in contact with an uneven surface

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'Nano-pixels' promise thin, flexible, high resolution displays

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Oxford University technology can draw images 70 micrometers across, each image is smaller than the width of a human hair. The researchers...

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NASA MESSENGER and STEREO Measurements Open New Window Into High- Energy Processes on the Sun

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A solar flare erupted on the far side of the sun on June 4, 2011, and sent solar neutrons out...

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VLT Clears Up Dusty Mystery

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A group of astronomers has been able to follow stardust being made in real time — during the aftermath of a supernova explosion....

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Using Sand to Improve Battery Performance: Researchers develop low cost, environmentally friendly way to produce sand-based lithium ion batteries that outperform standard by three times

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Schematic showing how sand is turned into pure nano-silicon.

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