Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming.
Environment
Sep 15, 2016
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An international research team has used a "thermal metamaterial" to control the emission of radiation at high temperatures, an advance that could bring devices able to efficiently harvest waste heat from power plants and ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 15, 2016
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Researchers have levitated a tiny nanodiamond particle with a laser in a vacuum chamber, using the technique for the first time to detect and measure its "torsional vibration," an advance that could bring new types of sensors ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 15, 2016
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Materials scientists have developed a new strategy for crafting one-dimensional nanorods from a wide range of precursor materials. Based on a cellulose backbone, the system relies on the growth of block copolymer "arms" that ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 15, 2016
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Humans risk causing a mass extinction of large sea creatures on a scale never before seen because of overfishing, scientists warned this week.
Ecology
Sep 15, 2016
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A satellite propelled by the Earth's most abundant natural resource? Yes, it's true.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2016
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Supermassive black holes, with their immense gravitational pull, are notoriously good at clearing out their immediate surroundings by eating nearby objects. When a star passes within a certain distance of a black hole, the ...
Astronomy
Sep 15, 2016
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Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2016
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What appears to be a ghostly creature moving through space is actually the first-ever video footage of a larval bonefish. The video can be viewed below.
Ecology
Sep 15, 2016
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Researchers from the University of Georgia are giving new meaning to the phrase "turning rust into gold"—and making the use of gold in research settings and industrial applications far more affordable.
Nanomaterials
Sep 15, 2016
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