In the last decades, nanomaterials have gained broad scientific and technological interest due to their unusual properties compared to micrometre-sized materials. At this scale, matter shows properties governed by size. At ...
Materials Science
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Magnetic confinement fusion holds the promise of almost limitless amounts of energy, available on demand and producing zero carbon dioxide. But in order to harness that energy, we must trap plasma—an ionized gas—hotter ...
Plasma Physics
Oct 27, 2016
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NASA's Aqua satellite passed Hurricane Seymour as it embarked on a fast weakening trend in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2016
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Common swifts are known for their impressive aerial abilities, capturing food and nest material while in flight. Now, by attaching data loggers to the birds, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2016
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Crustaceans that thrive in the vastness of the open ocean have no place to hide from their predators.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2016
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Proteins often don't do anything in our cells by themselves. Their role in a given physiological process - good or bad - is typically determined by binding to one or more other proteins. So as researchers try to figure out ...
Biochemistry
Oct 27, 2016
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A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas shows that firms are significantly more likely to trade with countries that have large resident populations living near the headquarters.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2016
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Some scientists have an important, if morbid, job: They study the smell of decomposing human bodies.
Other
Oct 27, 2016
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Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they can increase the value of your home.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 27, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Physicists have discovered a surprising consequence of a widely supported model of the early universe: according to the model, tiny cosmological perturbations produced shocks in the radiation fluid just a fraction ...
