One of the largest human-made permanent magnets in space resides on the International Space Station (ISS), and it's helping scientists better understand the origins of our universe. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) ...
Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2019
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration, a large group of researchers from CERN and other institutes worldwide, has recently presented a series of precision measurements of the properties of cosmic Helium isotopes ...
Astronauts began an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2019
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A microscopic polymer in the form of a common kitchen implement could give industry exquisite control over coatings.
Polymers
Nov 14, 2019
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A new way to date a common mineral could help pinpoint ore deposits and improve mineral exploration globally, according to University of Queensland scientists.
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2019
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Without fat, nothing works in the body: Fats serve as energy suppliers and important building blocks, including for the envelopes of living cells. Numerous diseases are related to disorders in fat metabolism such as obesity ...
Biotechnology
Oct 14, 2019
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ETH researchers have developed a compact infrared spectrometer. It's small enough to fit on a computer chip but can still open up interesting possibilities—in space and in everyday life.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 8, 2019
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A team of University of Colorado Boulder anthropologists is out to change the way that scientists study old bones damage-free.
Archaeology
Sep 27, 2019
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It's not every day that clues about the origin of our solar system fall from the sky, but one Victoria University of Wellington researcher has found just that—in a meteorite that collided with Earth 50 years ago.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2019
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Scientists have designed an ultra-miniaturised device that could directly image single cells without the need for a microscope or make chemical fingerprint analysis possible from a smartphone.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 5, 2019
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