Individual photons of light now can be detected far more efficiently using a device patented by a team including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), whose scientists have overcome longstanding limitations ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 16, 2016
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Ever since the first strands of DNA were sequenced in the 1970s, researchers understood the profound significance of analyzing genetics for a wide range of medical and biological research.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2016
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A new test which can diagnose asthma from a patient's saliva has been developed by Loughborough University.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 16, 2016
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For almost half a century, scientists have subscribed to the theory that when a star comes to the end of its life-cycle, it will undergo a gravitational collapse. At this point, assuming enough mass is present, this collapse ...
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2016
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LMU chemists have synthesized a new photo-activatable molecule, which shows 2-dimensional switching behavior – an essential prerequisite for the construction of complex molecular machines.
Materials Science
Sep 16, 2016
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NASA is launching a spacecraft to visit an asteroid… and return to tell the tale.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2016
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Vietnam is investigating new mass fish deaths along its central coast, an official said Friday, months after a major steel plant was blamed for a toxic leak that wiped out tonnes of marine life in the fishing hub.
Ecology
Sep 16, 2016
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China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, a senior project designer told state media.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2016
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Looking around at the natural world, have you ever wondered why some groups of organisms contain huge numbers of species while others are seemingly barren?
Evolution
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Some childhood cancer patients will chat Friday with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station wearing a hand-painted spacesuit they helped decorate.
Space Exploration
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