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Astronomy Jun 27, 2018

Astronomers investigate type IIP supernova with a long plateau

Astronomers have investigated a type IIP supernovae known as SN 2015ba, which exhibits a long plateau in its light curve. The new study provides essential information about the properties of this explosion and could be helpful ...

Astronomy Jan 7, 2015

NASA observatories take an unprecedented look into superstar Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth, is known for its surprising behavior, erupting twice in the 19th century for reasons scientists still don't understand. A long-term ...

Biochemistry Sep 17, 2014

Chemists modify antibiotic to vanquish resistant bacteria

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new antibiotic based on vancomycin that is powerfully effective against vancomycin-resistant strains of MRSA and other disease-causing bacteria.

General Physics Aug 20, 2013

Planes, trains and molecules: Deriving a generic routing algorithm from the physics of interacting polymers

Finding a single optimal route is easy, but optimizing the combination of multiple routes is a challenge found in a wide range of applications including Internet instant messaging, peer-to-peer networks, subway traffic, airport ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Mar 20, 2019

Smart glove for Industry 4.0: Connecting the physical hand to the virtual world

Researchers at Saarland University have created an ultrathin flexible film that can act as a sensor for innovative technologies. Integrated within a glove, the new sensory film can communicate the current position of the ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 27, 2018

New technology for the first experiment with the greatest source of X-rays in the world

Flow focusing technology (also known as GDVN, Gas Dynamic Virtual Nozzle), has been one of the key elements in the success of the first experiments carried out by the European XFEL project, the greatest source of X-rays in ...

Space Exploration Oct 17, 2018

Plans for a modular Martian base that would provide its own radiation shielding

The idea of exploring and colonizing Mars has never been more alive than it is today. Within the next two decades, there are multiple plans to send crewed missions to the Red Planet, and even some highly ambitious plans to ...

Environment Jan 29, 2016

Laboratory-bred corals reproduce in the wild

Researchers of SECORE International (USA, Germany), the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and the Carmabi Marine Research Station (CuraƧao) have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a threatened ...

Earth Sciences Aug 17, 2015

On warmer Earth, most of Arctic may remove, not add, methane

In addition to melting icecaps and imperiled wildlife, a significant concern among scientists is that higher Arctic temperatures brought about by climate change could result in the release of massive amounts of carbon locked ...

Space Exploration May 1, 2015

SpaceX mile-high escape test will feature 'Buster' the dummy

SpaceX is just days away from shooting up a crew capsule to test a launch escape system designed to save astronauts' lives.

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