Hubble captures grand spiral NGC 5364
This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364.
Astronomy
Feb 7, 2020
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Magnetoelectric coupling in a paramagnetic ferroelectric crystal demonstrated
An international team of researchers at University of Montpellier, University of Aveiro and University of Coimbra has demonstrated magnetoelectric coupling in a paramagnetic ferroelectric crystal. In their paper published ...
Developing the spacesuit of the future
Researchers at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology have entered their third year of development of a wearable and wireless body sensor system—with the ability to be powered remotely—that will revolutionize NASA ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2020
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Five things we're going to learn from Europe's Solar Orbiter mission
At 23.03 (local time) on Sunday 9 February, Europe's newest mission to study the sun is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. Called Solar Orbiter, this European Space Agency (ESA) mission will travel to within ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2020
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Solved: Mystery of marine nitrogen cycling in shelf waters
Nitrogen cycling in shelf waters is crucial to reduce surplus nutrients, which rivers pour out into the ocean. Yet this process is poorly understood. Scientists from Bremen have now found answers to a longstanding mystery ...
Ecology
Feb 7, 2020
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Using neutrons and X-rays to analyze the aging of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries power smart phones, laptops, and electric bicycles and cars by storing energy in a very small space. This compact design is usually achieved by winding the thin sandwich of battery electrodes into a cylindrical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 7, 2020
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CRISPR gene editing creates 'designer' immune cells that fight cancer
In a first, scientists have used gene-editing technology to create "designer" immune system cells that can fight tumors and survive for months in cancer patients' bodies.
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
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The 120-year old cold case for the Grignard reaction is finally solved
The Grignard reaction is used to synthesize carbon-carbon bonds, a crucial step for making new molecules for academic and industry uses. Finding efficient and selective methods for this reaction, using low cost materials ...
Biochemistry
Feb 7, 2020
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How a plant‑rich diet can help fight climate change and reduce stress
We have heard a lot about climate change, and we need to hear more about what we can do, individually and collectively, to address it.
Environment
Feb 7, 2020
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Image: Flevoland, the Netherlands' giant land reclamation project
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Dutch province of Flevoland—the newest province in the Netherlands and one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world.
Environment
Feb 7, 2020
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