In his final years, the only thing connecting the brilliant physicist to the outside world was a couple of inches of frayed nerve in his cheek.
General Physics
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Next year marks the 20th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory launch into space. The Crab Nebula was one of the first objects that Chandra examined with its sharp X-ray vision, and it has been a frequent target ...
Astronomy
Mar 14, 2018
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Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look no further than their own back yards, says ecologist Susannah Lerman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the USDA ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2018
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The transformation of barley grains into beer is an old story, typically starring water, yeast and hops. Now, in a report in the Journal of Proteome Research, scientists are highlighting another character in this tale: proteins. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 14, 2018
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Researchers got a rare opportunity to study an underwater volcano in the Caribbean when it erupted while they were surveying the area.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to re-use a common plastic to break down harmful dyes in our waste water.
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
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The eastern Mediterranean—an area that covers Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and southern Turkey—is experiencing monumental climate changes poised to significantly affect regional ecosystems and human health. According ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2018
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A new USDA Forest Service study projects that urban land in Lower 48 states will more than double between 2010 and 2060, which will affect forest and agricultural lands that are being converted to urban uses as well as expand ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2018
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Borophene is known to have triangular lattice with holes, while a honeycomb lattice of boron was predicted to be energetically unstable. However, a research team led by Prof. K. H. Wu at Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2018
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Graphene nanoflakes are promising for possible applications in the field of nanoelectronics, and the subject of a study recently published in Nano Letters. These hexagonal nanostructures exhibit quantum effects for modulating ...
Nanophysics
Mar 14, 2018
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