Researchers at North Carolina State University have significantly increased the temperature at which carbon-based materials act as superconductors, using a novel, boron-doped Q-carbon material.
Superconductivity
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Urban food demand in the Amazon could be hitting wildlife up to 1,000 km away from the city, according to new research.
Environment
Jul 24, 2017
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Our lives benefit from social networks: the contact and dialogue between family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. However these networks can also cost lives by transmitting infection or misinformation, particularly in ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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A fishing crew has reeled in a 926-pound Mako shark, and New Jersey officials say it's the biggest shark catch in the state's history.
Ecology
Jul 24, 2017
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NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Kulap moving through the open waters of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the spiral of thunderstorms into the center made it appear like a clenched fist.
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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An article just published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B describes two remarkably different hydrothermal vent fields discovered in the southern Gulf of California. Despite being relatively close together, these ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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Tiny eel-like creatures called nematodes are surrounding us. While they can be free-living (a cup of soil or seawater contains thousands), the most well-known nematodes are the parasitic kind that wreak havoc in people, animals ...
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2017
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Imagery from NOAA's GOES-West satellite shows a more organized and compact Hurricane Hilary on July 24.
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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Dark matter is the aptly named unseen material that makes up the bulk of matter in our universe. But what dark matter is made of is a matter of debate.
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2017
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NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Typhoon Noru raging near the unpopulated atoll of Minami Tori Shima in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Minami-Tori-shima or Marcus Island is an isolated Japanese coral ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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