Image: Hubble's Cartwheel Galaxy
This is an image of the Cartwheel Galaxy taken with the NASA/ESA (European Space Agency) Hubble Space Telescope.
Astronomy
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Nanoparticle gel controls twisted light with magnetism
"Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." For many of those around at the release of Star Wars in 1977, that scene was a first introduction to holograms—a real technology that had been around for roughly 15 years.
General Physics
Jan 22, 2018
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Life in the slow lane
A new study from British Antarctic Survey shows how five common Antarctic marine invertebrates (animals without a backbone) use less energy to feed, grow and reproduce than their temperate and tropical relatives. The study ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2018
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Image: Comet storm
Perhaps you live in a part of the world where you regularly experience snow storms or even dust storms. But for many of us, the weather forms a natural part of everyday conversation – more so when it is somewhat extreme, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2018
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Reluctance to share innovations means lost opportunities for life sciences firms, experts write
The life sciences industry is unwell.
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2018
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Nefertiti was no pharaoh, says renowned Egyptologist
Contrary to popular opinion, one of the most famous women in ancient history did not rule Egypt, according to a new book.
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2018
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Image: Prepping the Parker Solar Probe for space
At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Parker Solar Probe is lowered into the 40-foot-tall thermal vacuum chamber. Why?
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2018
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Solar eclipse caused bow waves in Earth's atmosphere
The celebrated Great American Eclipse of August 2017 crossed the continental U.S. in 90 minutes, and totality lasted no longer than a few minutes at any one location. The event is well in the rear-view mirror now, but scientific ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2018
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Thermo-triggered release of a genome-editing machinery by modified gold nanoparticles for tumor therapy
Gene editing is one of the hottest topics in cancer research. A Chinese research team has now developed a gold-nanoparticle-based multifunctional vehicle to transport the "gene scissors" to the tumor cell genome. As the authors ...
Nanophysics
Jan 22, 2018
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Heat loss from the Earth triggers ice sheet slide towards the sea
Greenland's ice sheet is becoming smaller and smaller. The melting takes place with increased strength and at a speed that no models have previously predicted.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2018
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