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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target

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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilled into this rock target, "Cumberland," during the 279th Martian day, or sol, of the...

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Competition in the Quantum World

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The physicists engineer a classical environment, which generates dissipative dynamics, leading to fragile long-range quantum mechanical...

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Rice unveils method for tailoring optical processors: Arranging nanoparticles in geometric patterns allows for control of light with light

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By arranging optically tuned gold discs in a closely spaced pattern, Rice University scientists created intense electrical fields and...

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Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record

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On the 3,309th Martian day, or sol, of its mission on Mars (May 15, 2013) NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity...

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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 "...

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Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color Out of Thin Films

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The nanostructures limit the amount of light reflected at the thin film interface.

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Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting: Berkeley Lab Researchers Report First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem

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Schematic shows TiO2 nanowires (blue) grown on the upper half of a Si nanowire (gray) and the two absorbing different regions of the...

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Add boron for better batteries: graphene-boron mix shows promise for lithium-ion batteries

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A theory developed at Rice University determined that a graphene/boron compound would excel as an ultrathin anode for lithium-ion batteries...

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