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Analytical Chemistry Jul 18, 2024

New AI approach accelerates targeted materials discovery and sets the stage for self-driving experiments

Scientists have developed an AI-based method that helps gather data more efficiently in the search for new materials, allowing researchers to navigate complex design challenges with greater precision and speed.

Astronomy Jul 18, 2024

NASA sounding rocket launches, studies heating of sun's active regions

Investigators at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will use observations from a recently-launched sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the sun's corona grows so much ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 18, 2024

NASA's Curiosity rover discovers a surprise in a Martian rock

Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals.

Space Exploration Jul 18, 2024

Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test

Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth.

Astrobiology Jul 18, 2024

Signatures of life could survive near surfaces of the moons Enceladus and Europa, NASA experiment suggests

Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, have evidence of oceans beneath their ice crusts. A NASA experiment suggests that if these oceans support life, signatures of that life in the form of organic molecules ...

Other Jul 18, 2024

Researchers reveal pivotal role of online communities in helping those affected by pet theft

Social media and online communities can play a crucial role for owners searching for their stolen pets, researchers have revealed, both in physically tracking them down and as a source of comfort after their loss.

Planetary Sciences Jul 18, 2024

Ground conditions can impact lunar swirls, study finds

Differences between the bright and dark patches in lunar swirls goes beyond the albedo variations; it includes differences in the structure of the lunar soils and the grains within those soils.

Astronomy Jul 18, 2024

Opening up new ground in the search for dark matter

A new kind of detector for dark matter has the potential to make a direct detection of the enigmatic material, according to an analysis by RIKEN physicists.

Astronomy Jul 18, 2024

Another intermediate-mass black hole discovery at the center of our galaxy

While researching a cluster of stars in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole SgrA* (Sagittarius A*) at the center of our galaxy, an international team of researchers led by PD Dr. Florian Peißker has found ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jul 18, 2024

From roots to leaves: The nitrogen connection to photosynthetic efficiency

Photosynthesis efficiency in plants is influenced by the type of nitrogen absorbed. Ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3-) are the primary nitrogen sources, each affecting plant physiology differently. Variations in leaf anatomy, ...

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