During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an explosion of new words and phrases in English (for example, COVIDiot) and other languages Coronaspeck in German to describe lockdown weight gain) that have helped us make sense ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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A new method designs nanomaterials with less than 10-nanometer precision. It could pave the way for faster, more energy-efficient electronics.
Nanomaterials
Sep 13, 2021
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Exciting new research has revealed that a drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused a dramatic cooling 133 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the world. Better understanding of the effects of past fluctuations in atmospheric ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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Heriot-Watt divers have documented the hidden life of many of Fair Isle's remote sea caves for the first time.
Ecology
Sep 13, 2021
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Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from China have experimentally shown superconductivity in cerium superhydrides CeH9 and CeH10, pointing the way to lower-pressure and potentially room-temperature superconductors. ...
Superconductivity
Sep 13, 2021
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When solar wind slams into Earth's magnetic field, the impacts ripple down through the planet's ionosphere, the outer shell of the atmosphere full of charged particles. A global array of high-frequency radars known as the ...
Astronomy
Sep 13, 2021
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Galaxies host supermassive black holes, which weigh millions to billions times more than the sun. When galaxies collide, pairs of supermassive black holes at their centers also lie on the collision course. It may take millions ...
Astronomy
Sep 13, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened our focus on food—whether it be due to concerns relating to supply chain integrity, the viability of rural communities, or a rediscovery of home-cooking during lock-down.
Ecology
Sep 13, 2021
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Coupling computer automation with an ink-jet printer originally used to print T-shirt designs, researchers at Caltech and Google have developed a high-throughput method of identifying novel materials with interesting properties. ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2021
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On Sept. 15, 2021, the next batch of space tourists are set to lift off aboard a SpaceX rocket. Organized and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Inspiration4 mission touts itself as "the first all-civilian mission ...
Space Exploration
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