The Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo set a world record for creating a Canadian flag measuring about one one-hundredth the width of a human hair.
Nanophysics
Sep 19, 2016
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A 3D printed trim-and-drill tool, developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to be evaluated at The Boeing Company, has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by GUINNESS ...
Engineering
Aug 29, 2016
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A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world's biggest pearl, but he didn't know it.
Environment
Aug 25, 2016
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NASA is celebrating a 29-cent Pluto-themed postage stamp stuck to the side of the New Horizons spacecraft that has traveled nearly 3.5 billion miles from Earth.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2016
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Japanese animal lovers were mourning the death of the country's oldest elephant, Hanako, on Friday, who passed away "quietly" aged 69 after triggering protests over her captivity.
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2016
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British astronaut Tim Peake ran a marathon in space in record time on Sunday, strapped into a treadmill on the International Space Station as thousands ran the London Marathon below.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2016
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A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2016
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Few true mysteries remain, but Pi is one of them.
Mathematics
Mar 11, 2016
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Researchers of ETH Zurich and ETH start-up company Scrona achieve a new world record! They have printed a color picture depicting clown fishes around their sea anemone home. This picture is as tiny as the cross-sectional ...
Nanophysics
Dec 16, 2015
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This impressive false-colour image features the city of Qingdao and its surroundings, in China's eastern Shandong province.
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2015
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