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Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock

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The pale rock in the upper center of this image, about the size of a human forearm, includes a target called "Esperance...

Activity Continues On the Sun

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X1.2 class solar flare...

New Stanford Nanoscavengers Could Usher In Next Generation Water Purification

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A dead E. coli bacterium collected in a filter after treatment with the Stanford nanoscavenger.

Squishy hydrogels may be the ticket for studying biological effects of nanoparticles

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After four days, quantum dots still shine (green) in cells embedded in a hydrogel scaffold.

High Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

At the heart of the instrument is a high specification quadrupole mass filter assembly, featuring a precision machined 19mm quadrupole rod set with RF-only pre- and post-filter stages, stabilizing rods and the latest high stability CS Series RF...

Perfectly doped quantum dots yield colors to dye for

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Quantum Dots doped with copper.

Astronauts to Address Leak During Short-Notice Spacewalk

The U.S. space agency, NASA, says astronauts aboard the International Space Station will perform a previously unscheduled spacewalk Saturday to deal with an ammonia coolant leak outside the station. The short-notice spacewalk came together after teams...

New magnetic graphene may revolutionise electronics

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Topographic STM images of a TCNQ monolayer on graphene.