NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is nearly 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometer) away from Earth, orbiting around the sun-Earth Lagrange point 2. How do we send commands and receive telemetry—the science and engineering ...
Astronomy
Aug 16, 2023
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A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date.
Astronomy
Aug 10, 2023
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How much time bargainers take deciding whether to accept or reject an offer can reveal how much they think an item is worth—a discovery which may help online bargain hunters get the best deal.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2023
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As a macroscopic quantum state of matter, superconductivity has attracted tremendous attention in the field of scientific research and industry over the past century. According to the BCS (Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer) microscopic ...
Superconductivity
Jun 28, 2023
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Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2023
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A major stumbling block in our understanding of glass and glass phenomena is the elusive relationship between relaxation dynamics and glass structure. A team led by Dr. Qiaoshi Zeng from HPSTAR recently developed a new in ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 7, 2023
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Imagine the following scenario. You are a student and enter a room or Zoom meeting. A panel of examiners who have read your essay or viewed your performance, are waiting inside.
Education
Apr 19, 2023
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Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than for their white counterparts, University of California, Berkeley, researchers ...
Education
Apr 18, 2023
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Scientists at NPL have performed measurements using its DIAL facility to better quantify the oil and gas industry's contribution to global methane emissions. Results from the study have been published in Environmental Science ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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Pressure on working parents has been building for a long time, with daycare costs increasing as places become more scarce. Two recent reports clearly illustrate the dysfunctional nature of England's system of Early Childhood ...
Economics & Business
Mar 13, 2023
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