'Marsquakes' could shake up planetary science
Starting next year, scientists will get their first look deep below the surface of Mars.
Space Exploration
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NASA prepares to launch next mission to search sky for new worlds
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its April 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their ...
Astronomy
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OpenFermion practice tool for quantum computer coding
In a global effort, researchers are working toward quantum computers. In the meantime, they have to learn how to write code for these devices, which are fundamentally different from conventional computers. A collaboration ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 29, 2018
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Scientists discover function of Cas4 protein in CRISPR-Cas defence systems
Researchers around the globe have increasingly been using a bacterial defence mechanism called CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool to surgically edit DNA in living cells. This new technique has made gene editing a lot easier and more precise. ...
Biotechnology
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The physics of finance helps solve a century-old mystery
By unleashing the power of big data and statistical physics, researchers in Japan have developed a model that aids understanding of how and why financial Brownian motion arises. Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology ...
General Physics
Mar 29, 2018
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Detection of a new reaction path in the atmosphere
Scientists have now observed a particularly rapid type of pair production in the laboratory: Hydrocarbons double when two peroxyl radicals react with each other. This means that stable products with the carbon skeleton of ...
Materials Science
Mar 29, 2018
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A new method for quantitative estimation of the degree of similarity of coordination polyhedra
The problem of the relationship between the structure of materials and their physical properties is one of the global problems of the present day. For many years, researchers of the Lobachevsky University's Faculty of Physics ...
Materials Science
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Subduction of the Pacific plate resulted in the destruction of the North China Craton
Why did the North China Craton become active ~1 to 2 million years ago after 2 billion years of quiescence? The newest research suggested that one internal factor is its small size and the intra-plate weak zones make it vulnerable ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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Teaching machines to spot essential information in physical systems
Two physicists at ETH Zurich and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a novel machine-learning algorithm that analyses large data sets describing a physical system and extract from them the essential information ...
General Physics
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Kobe's smart city project begins underground
The underground complex Santica in the heart of Kobe is the target of a three-year initiative to develop an airflow control system based on AI sensors that detect the movement of people and air currents. The project was commissioned ...
Energy & Green Tech
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