Science

Ten Thousandth Near-Earth Object Unearthed in Space

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Asteroid 2013 MZ5 as seen by the University of Hawaii's PanSTARR-1 telescope. In this animated gif, the...

Accelerating Proliferation of Human Bone-Marrow Stem Cells by Nanobioceramics

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Beyond Silicon: Transistors without Semiconductors

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Electrons flash across a series of gold quantum dots on boron nitride nanotubes. Michigan Tech scientists made the quantum-tunneling device...

Hubble spots galaxies in close encounter

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Light and nanoprobes detect early signs of infection

Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms.

Two-Dimensional Atomically-Flat Transistors Show Promise for Next Generation Green Electronics

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Sound waves precisely position nanowires

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This image shows a simulation of the electric field distribution in a two-dimensional standing surface wave field.

A Battery Made of Wood? Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure

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