NASA puts next-gen exoplanet-imaging technology to the test
A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency's Roman Space Telescope by 2027.
A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency's Roman Space Telescope by 2027.
Astronomy
Jan 31, 2024
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Hundreds of tons of dead fish flowed down the Oder River at the turn of July and August 2022. The scale of the event was devastating. Despite prompt efforts, Polish and German authorities struggled to identify the cause of ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2024
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Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a widely cherished ornamental plant, boasts a rich history, originating in Southeast Asia to Oceania and flourishing in cultivation centers like China for over 1,600 years. Renowned for ...
Evolution
Jan 24, 2024
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Northwestern University researchers have developed a novel method to host gas molecules as they are being analyzed in real time, using honeycomb structures found in nature as inspiration for an ultra-thin ceramic membrane ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2024
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Soil acidification is widely occurring in diverse terrestrial ecosystems and soil microbial communities have been reported to be highly sensitive to changes in soil pH. Soil microbes could regulate their physiological conditions ...
Ecology
Jan 12, 2024
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Spices and other plant-derived products contain many active components, such as polyphenols and flavonoids. However, even the slightest variations in conditions can considerably affect the extraction efficiency of these active ...
Materials Science
Dec 27, 2023
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Conventional computer processors have pretty much maxed out their "clock speeds"—a measurement of how fast they can toggle on and off—due to the limitations of electronic switching. Scientists looking to improve computer ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2023
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The walnut (Juglans regia L.), which was domesticated in ancient Persia, is a globally cultivated nut crop. With global water scarcity, walnut production is facing significant challenges due to abiotic stresses, especially ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 21, 2023
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Lettuce (L. sativa L., 2n = 2x = 18) is an agriculturally important leafy vegetable cultivated predominantly in temperate climates and produced in large quantities in Korea. The complete decoding of its genome and the analysis ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 20, 2023
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A study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal describes a strategy to produce a material based on zinc oxide (ZnO) capable of degrading sertraline, an antidepressant that has been detected, like other drugs, in groundwater ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 19, 2023
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