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Man in the Moon has 'Graphite Whiskers'

Up to now scientists thought that the trace amounts of carbon on the surface of the Moon came from the solar wind. Now researchers at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory have detected and dated ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A Stellar, Metal-Free Way to Make Carbon Nanotubes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Space apparently has its own recipe for making carbon nanotubes, one of the most intriguing contributions of nanotechnology here on Earth, and metals are conspicuously missing from the list ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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Dirty Space and Supernovae

Interstellar space may be strewn with tiny whiskers of carbon, dimming the light of far-away objects. This discovery by scientists at the Carnegie Institution may have implications for the “dark energy” hypothesis, proposed ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 1


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