Science

A Study in Scarlet

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This new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-...

NASA Mars Orbiter Spies Rover Near Martian Butte

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and tracks from its driving are visible in this view from orbit, acquired on April 11, 2014,...

Nanocrystalline cellulose modified into an efficient viral inhibitor

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Ari Hinkkanen and Janne Ruotsalainen, University of Eastern Finland, and Aalto University

Engineers develop new materials for hydrogen storage

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The researchers have created for the first time compounds made from mixtures of calcium hexaboride, strontium and barium hexaboride. The...

Scientists open door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard-drives: Research enhances understanding of materials interfaces

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Left: If the lanthanum aluminate layer (blue) is less than three unit cells, the electrons redistribute in sub-layers. Right: If the layer...

Quantum manipulation: Filling the gap between quantum and classical world

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This graphic shows the relationships between fundamental quantum mechanics and the technology of the classical world.

The Tadpole and the Wriggler

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NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of a Saturn Moon

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The disturbance visible at the outer edge of Saturn's A ring in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft could be caused...