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Nanophysics Apr 3, 2025

Nitrogen and argon plasma boosts performance of carbon-based supercapacitor electrodes

Scientists from Skoltech, the Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics, RAS, and other research centers have refined the understanding of how plasma treatment of carbon-based electrodes affects the key characteristics ...

Space Exploration Apr 2, 2025

United Launch Alliance and Amazon set first launch for SpaceX Starlink competitor Project Kuiper

A launch date is set for the first batch of what will be thousands of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper as the company looks to play catch-up with SpaceX and its Starlink internet constellation.

Social Sciences Apr 2, 2025

'Adolescence' on Netflix: A painful wake-up call about unregulated internet use for teens

In the Netflix series "Adolescence," we have no idea why Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is arrested at the beginning of the first episode. The tension from seeing a helpless 13-year-old boy escorted to a police station and interrogated ...

Ecology Mar 24, 2025

Maize cultivation in Nigeria: Better predicting pest and climate risks

A new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment shows that pests such as the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and grubs (Holotrichia serrata) could have a significant impact on maize cultivation in Nigeria ...

Space Exploration Mar 19, 2025

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.

Space Exploration Mar 18, 2025

Stuck astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth

NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago.

Space Exploration Mar 17, 2025

Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were barely known outside space circles when they strapped in for what was supposed to be a quick test flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule last June. Nine months later, they've captured the ...

Social Sciences Mar 17, 2025

The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy

A state law signed Feb. 28, 2025, removes gender identity as a protected status from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, leaving transgender people vulnerable to discrimination. The rights of transgender people—those who present ...

Agriculture Mar 16, 2025

In Nigeria, tech workers and farmers bring AI to the fields

With a few taps on his phone, Dandam Nangor knows exactly what temperature his greenhouse is at, when to water his crops and even the pH of the soil.

Space Exploration Mar 10, 2025

Climate change may reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space

MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can sustainably operate there.

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