Science

Titan Gets a Dune 'Makeover'

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This set of images from the radar instrument on NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows a relatively "fresh" crater called...

Study Finds Severe Climate Jeopardizing Amazon Forest

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At left, the extent of the 2005 megadrought in the western Amazon rainforests during the summer months...

A nano-gear in a nano-motor inside you: A molecular mechanism for generation of large force inside cells

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A phagosome transported inside a living cell by molecular motors is held by a laser trap. This allows measurement of the picoNewton...

Soft Lego built in the computer

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Simulation snapshot of a diamond crystal built of soft patchy diblock star polymers

NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate

A new NASA-led study finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters.

Light from the Darkness

On the left of this new image there is a dark column resembling a cloud of smoke. To the right shines a small group of brilliant stars. At first glance these two features could not be more different, but they are in fact closely linked. The cloud...

A hidden treasure in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in...

Heliatek consolidates its technology leadership by establishing a new world record for organic solar technology with a cell efficiency of 12%

The 12.0% record cell on a standard size of 1.1 cm² combines two patented absorber materials, which convert light of different wavelengths. Using two different absorber materials creates a stronger absorption of photons and improves energetic...