Science

Supersonic Noise

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Stanford scientists develop high-efficiency zinc-air battery

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This is a rechargeable zinc-oxide battery in a tri-electrode configuration with cobalt-oxide/carbon nanotube and iron-nickel/layered double...

NASA's GRAIL Mission Solves Mystery of Moon's Surface Gravity

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Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft mapped the moon's gravity field, as depicted...

Patent for Coaxial Nanofibre Production: Scientists from Contipro have patented new jet for effective coaxial nanofibers production

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Boeing Completes New Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones

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The CST-100 spacecraft awaits liftoff aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle in this artist's concept...

NASA's WISE Mission Finds Lost Asteroid Family Members

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This artist's conception shows how families of asteroids are created. Over the history of our solar system,...

NASA IRIS: Improving Our View Of the Sun

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This image from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hinode mission shows the lower...

Diamonds, nanotubes find common ground in graphene: Hybrid created by Rice, Honda Research Institute shows nanotubes can grow on anything

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Rice University and the Honda Research Institute use single-layer graphene to grow forests of nanotubes on virtually anything. The image...