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Space Exploration Mar 26, 2024

Japan attempts to revive moon lander after second lunar night

Japan's space agency said on Tuesday it will try to revive its moon lander after a second frigid, two-week lunar night, following a surprising awakening last month.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 26, 2024

Discovery of amino acid unveils how light makes stomata open in plants

Scientists from Nagoya University have discovered a novel regulatory mechanism that controls the opening of stomata in plants, which is crucial for harnessing solar energy through photosynthesis. The team uncovered the role ...

Space Exploration Mar 21, 2024

The Mars science helicopter could be an airborne geologist on Mars

After more than 70 successful flights, a broken rotor ended the remarkable and groundbreaking Ingenuity helicopter mission on Mars. Now, NASA is considering how a larger, more capable helicopter could be an airborne geologist ...

Environment Mar 20, 2024

Rising scourge of e-waste a 'catastrophe' for environment: UN

The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche of dumped gadgets was polluting the planet.

Nanomaterials Mar 20, 2024

Cleaning up environmental contaminants with quantum dot technology

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was focused on quantum dots—objects so tiny, they're controlled by the strange and complex rules of quantum physics. Many quantum dots used in electronics are made from toxic substances, ...

Condensed Matter Mar 19, 2024

Spectroscopy and theory shed light on excitons in semiconductors

From solar panels on our roofs to the new OLED TV screens, many everyday electronic devices simply wouldn't work without the interaction between light and the materials that make up semiconductors. A new category of semiconductors ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 19, 2024

Molecular orientation is key: Shining new light on electron behavior using 2-photon photoemission spectroscopy

Organic electronics is a field that has garnered significant interest in academic and industrial circles due to its potential applications in OLEDs and organic solar cells, offering advantages such as lightweight design, ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 15, 2024

Direct laser writing on halide perovskites: From mechanisms to applications

Metal halide perovskites have become well-deserved "star" materials among a variety of semiconductors owing to their excellent optoelectronic properties, such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), high absorption ...

Space Exploration Mar 15, 2024

Flying first on Ariane 6

With Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket now at its spaceport in French Guiana, the passengers it will launch to space are getting ready to be added to the top of the tall new rocket. Ariane 6 will launch several satellites, deployers ...

Nanophysics Mar 15, 2024

Printed polymer allows researchers to explore chirality and spin interactions at room temperature

A printable organic polymer that assembles into chiral structures when printed has enabled researchers to reliably measure the amount of charge produced in spin-to-charge conversion within a spintronic material at room temperature. ...

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