The international University of California, Riverside-led SpARCS collaboration has discovered four of the most distant clusters of galaxies ever found, as they appeared when the universe was only 4 billion years old. Clusters ...
Astronomy
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Solar energy system pricing is at an all-time low, according to the latest editions of two recurring "state of the market" reports released today by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2016
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Sometimes the answers to our most persistent questions are found in the most unexpected places. Just ask Douglas Burbank.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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A powerful new material developed by Northwestern University chemist William Dichtel and his research team could one day speed up the charging process of electric cars and help increase their driving range.
Materials Science
Aug 24, 2016
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Some problems, says Paolo Bocchini, cannot be solved through intuition.
Engineering
Aug 24, 2016
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The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided scientists with a look at rainfall rates and cloud heights within Tropical Storm Gaston as it continued to intensify in the Atlantic Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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An atomic level analysis has revealed how two classes of calcium channel blockers, widely prescribed for heart disease patients, produce separate therapeutic effects through their actions at different sites on the calcium ...
Biochemistry
Aug 24, 2016
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Astronaut Jeffrey Williams has a new record for NASA under his space belt.
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2016
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Among the top puzzles in the development of fusion energy is the best shape for the magnetic facility—or "bottle"—that will provide the next steps in the development of fusion reactors. Leading candidates include spherical ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 24, 2016
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The fascination with the ability of geckos to scamper up smooth walls and hang upside down from improbable surfaces has entranced scientists at least as far back as Aristotle, who noted the reptile's remarkable feats in his ...
Materials Science
Aug 24, 2016
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