Sodium's high-pressure transformation can tell us about the interiors of stars, planets
Travel deep enough below Earth's surface or inside the center of the sun, and matter changes on an atomic level.
Travel deep enough below Earth's surface or inside the center of the sun, and matter changes on an atomic level.
Materials Science
Dec 30, 2023
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Green hydrogen can be produced through water electrolysis technology, which uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen without emitting carbon dioxide. However, the production cost of green hydrogen is ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 28, 2023
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The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised only of hydrogen and helium, they could be 300 times more massive than the sun. Within them, the first of the heavier elements were formed, then cast off into ...
Astronomy
Dec 23, 2023
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An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) and involving the University of Bonn has mapped the cold, dense gas of future star nurseries in one of our neighboring galaxies with an unprecedented ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2023
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A group of researchers has created a simple and inexpensive means to visualize the atomic state of hydrogen. Details of their breakthrough are published in the journal Acta Materialia.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 19, 2023
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This week, scientists reported on drinking beer, Saturnian expulsions, an ancient North American dog breed, and cats playing dogs' favorite game, fetch.
A study zooms in on data that NASA's Cassini gathered at Saturn's icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for life and a supercharged source of energy to fuel it.
Astrobiology
Dec 14, 2023
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University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2023
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Two galaxies in the early universe, which contain extremely productive star factories, have been studied by a team of scientists led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Using powerful telescopes to split the galaxies' ...
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2023
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A research group from the Institute for Future Materials and Systems at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a new 'one-pot' method to make nanosheets using less rare metals. Their discovery should allow for the energy-making ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 12, 2023
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