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Space Exploration Jul 21, 2023

California Science Center starts complex process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically

A highly technical process began Thursday in Los Angeles to put NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on permanent display in the vertical launch position complete with external tank and two solid rocket boosters.

Space Exploration Jul 6, 2023

California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically

The lengthy process of putting the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position will begin this month in Los Angeles.

Nanomaterials Jul 5, 2023

Researchers create 3D printed, biodegradable, color-changing conductive material from cellulose

An elastic material that changes color, conducts electricity, can be 3D printed and is also biodegradable? That is not just scientific wishful thinking: Empa researchers from the Cellulose & Wood Materials laboratory in Dübendorf ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 21, 2023

Revealing magnetic mysteries: Breakthrough builds better single molecule magnets

Scientists from the University of Ottawa have invented a unique method to create better molecule-based magnets, known as single-molecule magnets (SMMs). This synthetic tour de force has resulted in a two-coordinate lanthanide ...

Nanophysics Jun 14, 2023

Breaking barriers: Advancements in meta-holographic display enable ultraviolet domain holograms

The term meta means a concept of transcendence or surpassing, and when applied to materials, metamaterials encompass artificially engineered substances that exhibit properties not naturally found in the environment. Metasurfaces, ...

Bio & Medicine May 22, 2023

Antimicrobial nanonets display multifunctionality by mitigating inflammatory responses during sepsis

National University of Singapore (NUS) pharmaceutical scientists have developed multi-functional synthetic peptide nanonets for relieving inflammation caused by bacterial infection. This is achieved by concurrent trapping ...

Paleontology & Fossils May 19, 2023

Mastodon bones unearthed by Michigan work crew go on display in museum

A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, after workers unearthed it by chance last year.

Optics & Photonics Apr 13, 2023

New light sheet holography overcomes the depth perception challenge in 3D holograms

Holography—the use of light projection to display images—can be used to construct holograms, which are three-dimensional structures of light that depict true-to-life objects and scenes. While today's technologies can't ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 23, 2023

Investigating ultrathin diamond films as an alternative flat-screen technology

Researchers from Skoltech, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, the Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry SB RAS and their colleagues have theoretically investigated the properties of ultrathin diamond films ...

Paleontology & Fossils Feb 27, 2023

Study shows some dinosaurs used their claws for digging and others for display

Dinosaur claws had many functions, but now a team from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing has shown some predatory dinosaurs used their claws for ...

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