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Earth Sciences Oct 14, 2021

Updated Exascale system for Earth simulations is faster than its predecessor

A new version of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) is two times faster than its earlier version released in 2018.

Optics & Photonics Oct 13, 2021

A highly simplified way to predict quantum light-matter interactions

When light interacts with matter, for example, when a laser beam hits a two-dimensional material like graphene, it can substantially change the behavior of the material. Depending on the form of interaction between light ...

Space Exploration Oct 7, 2021

Simulating space on earth: NASA receives hardware for testing satellite servicing tech

In August 2021, new testing equipment arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in the form of a gravity offset table. NASA engineers will use the table to test robotic satellite servicing technologies ...

Environment Sep 16, 2021

Insecticide and climate warming impact stream insect communities

New research highlights the impact of one of the world's most widely used insecticides on stream macroinvertebrate communities in the context of climate change.

Astronomy Sep 10, 2021

Largest virtual universe free for anyone to explore

Forget about online games that promise you a "whole world" to explore. An international team of researchers has generated an entire virtual universe, and made it freely available on the cloud to everyone.

Astronomy Sep 3, 2021

Holding stellar nurseries in your hands

Astronomers can't touch the stars they study, but astrophysicist Nia Imara is using 3-dimensional models that fit in the palm of her hand to unravel the structural complexities of stellar nurseries, the vast clouds of gas ...

Earth Sciences Aug 30, 2021

Convection-permitting model reveals new features of atmospheric water cycle over Asian water tower

Future changes in the precipitation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) may have a profound influence on the ecosystem and environment of high-altitude East Asia. Despite this, climate modeling faces challenges in accurately simulating ...

Earth Sciences Aug 26, 2021

Climate change is accelerating, according to comprehensive study

Climate change is happening and accelerating. Earth will continue to warm. And these changes are unequivocally caused by human activities. Those are among the conclusions of the report published by the International Panel ...

Earth Sciences Aug 26, 2021

Fewer El Niño and La Niña events in a warmer world

The cycling between warm El Niño and cold La Niña conditions in the eastern Pacific (commonly referred to as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, ENSO) has persisted without major interruptions for at least the last 11,000 ...

Condensed Matter Aug 26, 2021

Study unveils strain-induced quantum phase transitions in magic-angle graphene

Over the past few years, many physicists and material scientists worldwide have been investigating the properties and characteristics of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG). MATBG is a strongly correlated material ...

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